diff --git a/.github/workflows/comment-and-close.yml b/.github/workflows/comment-and-close.yml
index 6edcddd0..a8ddd038 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/comment-and-close.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/comment-and-close.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ on:
 jobs:
     comment-and-close:
         uses: dhis2/workflows-platform/.github/workflows/comment-and-close.yml@v1
-        if: '!contains(github.event.issue.sender.login , fromJson(''["dhis2-bot", "kodiakhq", "dependabot"]''))'
+        if: '!contains(fromJson(''["dhis2-bot", "kodiakhq", "dependabot"]''), github.event.issue.sender.login)'
         with:
             issue_number: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}