diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
index 9e385f8f..e4d355ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
           context: ./
           file: ./Dockerfile
           builder: ${{ steps.buildx.outputs.name }}
-          push: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
 
   # setup basic machine to run all kinds of tests: lint, unit, integration, types