diff --git a/.github/workflows/downstream-end-to-end-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/downstream-end-to-end-tests.yml
index 24f4ff125..13f7333aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/downstream-end-to-end-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/downstream-end-to-end-tests.yml
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ jobs:
             react-sdk-repository: matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk
             # We only want to run the playwright tests on merge queue to prevent regressions
             # from creeping in. They take a long time to run and consume multiple concurrent runners.
-            skip: github.event_name != 'merge_group'
+            skip: ${{ github.event_name != 'merge_group' }}