diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_python.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_python.yml
index f053cafa4..37204b13e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_python.yml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ jobs:
   build-wheel-macos:
     # Build wheels in the merge queue. We can either duplicate this in `main`
     # or retrieve the built wheels.
-    if: github.event == 'merge_group'
+    if: github.event_name == 'merge_group'
     runs-on: macos-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ jobs:
   build-wheel-windows:
     # Build wheels in the merge queue. We can either duplicate this in `main`
     # or retrieve the built wheels.
-    if: github.event == 'merge_group'
+    if: github.event_name == 'merge_group'
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ jobs:
     # Build wheels in the merge queue. We also do this on push to `main`
     # because it builds the docs which we'll release.
     if: |
-      github.event == 'merge_group' ||
-      (github.event == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main')
+      github.event_name == 'merge_group' ||
+      (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ jobs:
   sdist:
     # Build wheels in the merge queue. We can either duplicate this in `main`
     # or retrieve the built wheels.
-    if: github.event == 'merge_group'
+    if: github.event_name == 'merge_group'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ jobs:
 
   docs-deploy:
     # Deploy docs on push to main.
-    if: github.event == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     # Deployment job
     environment:
       name: github-pages