diff --git a/.github/workflows/submodule-pin-check.yml b/.github/workflows/submodule-pin-check.yml
index 5e4be387d9..76c777baad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/submodule-pin-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/submodule-pin-check.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
               divergent=1
             fi
           done
-          if $divergent then
+          if $divergent; then
             status_state="success"
           else
             resp="$(curl -sSL --fail-with-body \