diff --git a/.github/workflows/cleanup-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/cleanup-checks.yml
index 40a01c79b25..2ea413115eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cleanup-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cleanup-checks.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Api-Extractor
         run: npm run extract-api
         env:
-          CI: false
+          CI: "false"
 
       - name: Run prettier
         run: npm run format
diff --git a/config/apiExtractor.ts b/config/apiExtractor.ts
index c8d6dd86ec0..c1a1e90ec49 100644
--- a/config/apiExtractor.ts
+++ b/config/apiExtractor.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ map((entryPoint: { dirs: string[] }) => {
   });
 
   const extractorResult: ExtractorResult = Extractor.invoke(extractorConfig, {
-    localBuild: process.env.CI === undefined,
+    localBuild: process.env.CI === undefined || process.env.CI === "false",
     showVerboseMessages: true,
   });