diff --git a/.github/workflows/archive-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/archive-validation.yml
index 4db8b90e..58965cd1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/archive-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/archive-validation.yml
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: |
           git archive -o archive.tar $GITHUB_SHA && sh .ci/github/validate_archive.sh archive.tar
-        if: ${{ steps.number-of-changed-files.outputs.no_of_changed_files_in_root > 0 }}
+        if: $NO_OF_FILES_CHANGED_IN_ROOT > 0