diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi-cd.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi-cd.yml
index 141d3c9c98..488db71948 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi-cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi-cd.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
 
     publish-binaries:
         needs: [start-self-hosted-runner, load-platform-matrix]
-        if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.owner.login }} == 'valkey-io'
+        if: github.event.pull_request.head.repo.owner.login == 'valkey-io'
         name: Publish packages to PyPi
         runs-on: ${{ matrix.build.RUNNER }}
         timeout-minutes: 25