diff --git a/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml b/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml
index 7f79d34a..54af2456 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
           SKIP_EXTERNAL_TRIGGER: ${{ vars.SKIP_EXTERNAL_TRIGGER }}
         run: |
           printf "# External trigger for docker-rdesktop\n\n" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          if grep -wq "^rdesktop_arch-i3$" <<< "${SKIP_EXTERNAL_TRIGGER}"; then
+          if grep -q "^rdesktop_arch-i3" <<< "${SKIP_EXTERNAL_TRIGGER}"; then
             echo "> [!WARNING]" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "> Github organizational variable \`SKIP_EXTERNAL_TRIGGER\` contains \`rdesktop_arch-i3\`; skipping trigger." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             exit 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_trigger_scheduler.yml b/.github/workflows/package_trigger_scheduler.yml
index 16240f59..f85a730f 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/package_trigger_scheduler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_trigger_scheduler.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
                 echo "> [!WARNING]" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                 echo "> Skipping branch ${br} due to \`skip_package_check\` being set in \`jenkins-vars.yml\`." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                 skipped_branches="${skipped_branches}${br} "
-              elif grep -wq "^rdesktop_${br}$" <<< "${SKIP_PACKAGE_TRIGGER}"; then
+              elif grep -q "^rdesktop_${br}" <<< "${SKIP_PACKAGE_TRIGGER}"; then
                 echo "> [!WARNING]" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                 echo "> Github organizational variable \`SKIP_PACKAGE_TRIGGER\` contains \`rdesktop_${br}\`; skipping trigger." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                 skipped_branches="${skipped_branches}${br} "