diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f2461913..6760f005 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check event type
         run: |
-          if [[ "${{github.event_name}}" != "pull_request" ]] ; then
+          if [[ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" != "pull_request" ]] ; then
             echo "::notice::Event type is not 'pull_request', all job actions will be skipped"
           fi