diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-validate.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-validate.yaml
index e14273e42d3..ac927c6ed5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-validate.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-validate.yaml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
       - charts-test
       - charts-lint
       - print_head_msg
-    if: ${{ contains(needs.print_head_msg.outputs.head-commit-message, '[Commit bumped Chart Version]') }}
+    if: needs.print_head_msg.outputs.head-commit-message == 'Commit bumped Chart Version' 
     name: Automerge build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: