diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index b2219f8..4ad6e5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: set env variable
-        run: echo "$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" # for this to work need first checkout
+        run: ${{ env.SHORT_SHA}} = "$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" # for this to work need first checkout
 
   process:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest