diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 463498d72..39b1b9b69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           if [[ ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.body, 'ci:next') }} ]]; then
             export VFE_BRANCH=next
           fi
-          if [[ ${{ steps.install-vfe.outputs.match != '' }} ]]; then
+          if [[ "${{ steps.install-vfe.outputs.match }}" != "" ]]; then
             export VFE_BRANCH=${{ steps.install-vfe.outputs.group1 }}
           fi
           echo "VFE_BRANCH=${VFE_BRANCH}" >> $GITHUB_ENV