diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_pr_and_main.yml b/.github/workflows/test_pr_and_main.yml
index e201d48dee8..242aae3ba76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_pr_and_main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_pr_and_main.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
     name: lint/style-and-typos
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: |
-      ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft && !startsWith(github.event.pull_request.title, '[WIP]') }}
+      !contains('["WIP"]', github.event.pull_request.title) && !github.event.pull_request.draft
     steps:
     - name: Checkout Pyomo source
       uses: actions/checkout@v4