diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline_lib.sh b/.buildkite/pipeline_lib.sh
index 38dc44f79c..f9cab54f25 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline_lib.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline_lib.sh
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ gen_bazel_test_steps() {
 	
 	# Tell the test that it is being used for CI testing. That may trigger additional checks.
 	# only one test understands this at this point and most tests reject unknown flags.
-        if [[ "$test" =~ "router_benchmark" ]]; then
+        if [[ "$test" =~ router_benchmark ]]; then
             args="--test_arg=--ci"
+	fi
 
         if [[ "$test" =~ "go" ]]; then
           args="$args --test_arg=-test.v"