diff --git a/.github/workflows/deployk8s.yaml b/.github/workflows/deployk8s.yaml
index 2bd7828..12a9f89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deployk8s.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deployk8s.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   deploy:
-    if: contains(format(',{0},', vars.ADMIN_USERS), format(',{0},', github.actor)) || inputs.environment=='stage'
+    if: ${{ contains(format(',{0},', vars.ADMIN_USERS), format(',{0},', github.actor)) || startsWith(inputs.environment, 'stage') }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       CR_REGISTRY: crp8vh46gd976oq8ipla