diff --git a/.github/workflows/fast-forward.yml b/.github/workflows/fast-forward.yml
index 3b147d8..6bd06aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fast-forward.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fast-forward.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   fast-forward:
     # Only run if the comment contains the /fast-forward command.
-    if: ${{ contains(github.event.comment.body, '/fast-forward')
-            && github.event.issue.pull_request }}
+    if: contains(github.event.comment.body, '/fast-forward')
+            && github.event.issue.pull_request
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     permissions:
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ jobs:
           # to only post a comment when an error occurs, or 'never' to
           # never post a comment.  (In all cases the information is
           # still available in the step's summary.)
-          comment: always
\ No newline at end of file
+          comment: always