diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-ci-reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-ci-reusable.yml
index 34614839..8032f1a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-ci-reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-ci-reusable.yml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
   check:
     name: Cargo check + clippy + fmt
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    if: hashFiles(format('{0}/Cargo.toml', inputs.working_directory)) != ''
+    if: ${{ hashFiles(format('{0}/Cargo.toml', inputs.working_directory)) != '' }}
     permissions:
       contents: read
     defaults:
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Cargo test
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
     needs: check
-    if: hashFiles(format('{0}/Cargo.toml', inputs.working_directory)) != ''
+    if: ${{ hashFiles(format('{0}/Cargo.toml', inputs.working_directory)) != '' }}
     permissions:
       contents: read
     defaults: