diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto_approve_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/auto_approve_pr.yml
index af39880d654..ecaec85c640 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto_approve_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto_approve_pr.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Approve Pull Request
-        if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'vitess-bot[bot]' }} && ${{ github.event.pull_request.draft == 'false' }}
+        if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'vitess-bot[bot]' && github.event.pull_request.draft == 'false'
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |