diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 63d5c73..6611965 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
                     oldBioSimVersion=${{ steps.latest_release_info.outputs.tag_name }}
                     echo "oldBioSimVersion=$oldBioSimVersion"
                     
-                    if [[ $oldBioSimVersion < $bioSimVersion ]] && ! [[ -z "$taggedVersion" ]]; then
+                    if [[ $oldBioSimVersion < $bioSimVersion ]] && ! [[ -z $taggedVersion ]]; then
                         echo "needDeploy=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
                         echo "Deploy will be performed!"
                     else
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
                         if [[ $oldBioSimVersion == $bioSimVersion ]]; then
                             echo "Old and new versions are the same"
                         fi
-                        if [[ -z "$taggedVersion" ]]; then
+                        if [[ -z $taggedVersion ]]; then
                             echo "This is not a tagged action; push a new tag to release."
                         fi
                     fi