diff --git a/.github/workflows/restricted.yml b/.github/workflows/restricted.yml
index 0e3301f..78f6053 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/restricted.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/restricted.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "version=$(jq --raw-output '.version | gsub("[^0-9.]"; "")' metadata.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: "Check version"
-        if: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
+        if: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version != '' }}
         run: |
           echo "Version is empty. Exiting workflow."
           exit 1