diff --git a/.github/workflows/fcos-podman-next-build.yml b/.github/workflows/fcos-podman-next-build.yml
index d345c858c9..cb24a46fdf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fcos-podman-next-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fcos-podman-next-build.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Set up wait-for-copr
       # Do not run on scheduled nightly builds
-      if: ${{ github.event_name }} != 'schedule'
+      if: ${{ github.event_name != 'schedule' }}
       run: |
         pip3 install git+https://github.com/packit/wait-for-copr.git@main
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Wait for successful podman-next build with the latest commit
       # Do not run on scheduled nightly builds
-      if: ${{ github.event_name }} != 'schedule'
+      if: ${{ github.event_name != 'schedule' }}
       run: |
         # TODO: add this in the Containerfile itself or as a --build-arg
         wait-for-copr --owner ${{ env.COPR_OWNER }} --project ${{ env.COPR_PROJECT }} podman ${{ env.SHORT_SHA }}