diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 6aae2707c..0dbadff44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ jobs:
           target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
           cargo-hack-feature-options: --features opt --ignore-unknown-features
 
-    runs-on: {{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-    - if: {{ matrix.target }} == 'x86_64-apple-darwin' || {{ matrix.target }} == 'aarch64-apple-darwin'
+    - if: ${{ matrix.target }} == 'x86_64-apple-darwin' || ${{ matrix.target }} == 'aarch64-apple-darwin'
       run: brew update && brew install make
     - uses: stellar/actions/.github/workflows/rust-publish-dry-run-v2.yml@main
       with: