diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 75ae1597..1f861221 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
       name: Build and Push Backend Image
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
       needs: docker-metadata
-      if: ${{needs.docker-metadata.outputs.should-build-backend != 'false'}}
+      if: ${{needs.docker-metadata.outputs.should-build-backend == 'true'}}
       permissions:
         contents: read
         packages: write
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
       name: Build and Push Frontend Image
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
       needs: docker-metadata
-      if: ${{needs.docker-metadata.outputs.should-build-frontend != 'false'}}
+      if: ${{needs.docker-metadata.outputs.should-build-frontend == 'true'}}
       permissions:
         contents: read
         packages: write
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ jobs:
         - build-frontend
       if: |
         !cancelled() &&
+        needs.docker-metadata.outputs.e2e-backend &&
+        needs.docker-metadata.outputs.e2e-frontend &&
         !contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') &&
         !contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled')
       steps: