diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2427e132a48..77f4301befd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
   build-arm:
     needs: setup-arm
     runs-on: ${{ github.actor }}-arm
-    if: ${{ github.event.inputs.just_start_spot == 'false' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event.inputs.just_start_spot != 'true' }}
     env:
       AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
     steps:
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
   build-x86:
     needs: setup-x86
     runs-on: ${{ github.actor }}-x86
-    if: ${{ github.event.inputs.just_start_spot == 'false' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event.inputs.just_start_spot != 'true' }}
     outputs:
       e2e_list: ${{ steps.e2e_list.outputs.list }}
     steps:
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ jobs:
       - {uses: actions/checkout@v4, with: { ref: "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"}}
       - {uses: ./.github/ci-setup-action, with: { dockerhub_password: "${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD }}"}}
       - name: Build and Push Binaries
-        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.just_start_spot == 'false' }}
+        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.just_start_spot != 'true' }}
         working-directory: ./barretenberg/cpp/
         run: earthly --push +bench-base
 
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ jobs:
   setup-bb-bench:
     runs-on: ${{ github.actor }}-bench-x86
     needs: start-bb-bench-runner
-    if: ${{ github.event.inputs.just_start_spot == 'false' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event.inputs.just_start_spot != 'true' }}
     env:
       AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
       AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}