diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_nightly.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_nightly.yaml
index 803a2941..14a1a0c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_nightly.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_nightly.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
   # build project
   build:
     # only run on original repo
-    if: ${{ github.repository == "kokkos/kokkos-fft" }}
+    if: github.repository == 'kokkos/kokkos-fft'
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest