diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade-mainline.yml b/.github/workflows/upgrade-mainline.yml
index a5a0518fa..87ec8d913 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade-mainline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade-mainline.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       patch_created: ${{ steps.create_patch.outputs.patch_created }}
     env:
-      CI: "false" # TODO: this doesn't do anything given we check for existence of CI env not value
+      CI: ""
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2