diff --git a/.github/workflows/latest-release.yml b/.github/workflows/latest-release.yml
index 7c3ee7cf2f25..799bd7abd1ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/latest-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/latest-release.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   latest_release:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true && github.base_ref == 'main' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip release' ) && ${{ env.ACTIVE }} == true
+    if: ${{ env.ACTIVE }} == 'true' && github.event.pull_request.merged == true && github.base_ref == 'main' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip release' )
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: checkout branch