diff --git a/.github/actions/version-check/action.yml b/.github/actions/version-check/action.yml
index 0233414..e5a0640 100644
--- a/.github/actions/version-check/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/version-check/action.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: |
         VER=$(curl --silent -L -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ inputs.github_token }}" -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/latest | jq -r .name | sed s/^v//)
-        if [ "$VER" -eq "null" ]; then
+        if [ "$VER" == "null" ]; then
           echo "No releases found"
           echo LATEST_RELEASE="0.0.0" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           exit 0