diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_fmt.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr_fmt.yaml
index 5e7b997afd..8448f383da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_fmt.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_fmt.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
 
       - name: Post PR comment on fmt failure
-        if: env.fmt_outcome != '0'
+        if: ${{ steps.fmt_check.outcome == 'failure' }}
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
         with:
           github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}