diff --git a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
index 6e71458ca..d1bc85025 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ jobs:
           --run_number=${{env.GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}} \
           --proxy_tag=${{ needs.build-image.outputs.proxy_tag }}
   trigger-tracer-tests:
-    if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'runTracerTests') || ${{ inputs.trigger_tracer_tests == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ (contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'runTracerTests')) || (inputs.trigger_tracer_tests == 'true') }}
     needs: build-image
     runs-on: test-runner
     steps: