diff --git a/examples/only-setup-defaults/buf-ci.yaml b/examples/only-setup-defaults/buf-ci.yaml
index cccf2af..ca01d9d 100644
--- a/examples/only-setup-defaults/buf-ci.yaml
+++ b/examples/only-setup-defaults/buf-ci.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           buf breaking --error-format github-actions --against \
             ${{ github.event.repository.clone_url }}#format=git,tag=${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha || github.event.before }}
-      - if: github.event_name == 'push' && 
+      - if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}
         run: buf push --error-format github-actions --create --git-metadata
-      - if: github.event_name == 'delete'
+      - if: ${{ github.event_name == 'delete' }}
         run: buf beta registry archive --label ${{ github.ref_name }}
diff --git a/examples/skip-on-commits/buf-ci.yaml b/examples/skip-on-commits/buf-ci.yaml
index b7582b7..5de3a84 100644
--- a/examples/skip-on-commits/buf-ci.yaml
+++ b/examples/skip-on-commits/buf-ci.yaml
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: bufbuild/buf-action@v1
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.BUF_TOKEN }}
-          lint: |
-            github.event_name == 'push' && \
-            !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'buf skip lint')
-          format: |
-            github.event_name == 'push' && \
-            !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'buf skip format')
-          breaking: |
-            github.event_name == 'push' && \
-            !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'buf skip breaking')
+          lint: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'buf skip lint') }}
+          format: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'buf skip format') }}
+          breaking: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'buf skip breaking') }}
diff --git a/examples/skip-on-labels/buf-ci.yaml b/examples/skip-on-labels/buf-ci.yaml
index 37637a8..9fd1ce4 100644
--- a/examples/skip-on-labels/buf-ci.yaml
+++ b/examples/skip-on-labels/buf-ci.yaml
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: bufbuild/buf-action@v1
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.BUF_TOKEN }}
-          lint: |
-            github.event_name == 'pull_request' && \
-            !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'buf skip lint')
-          format: |
-            github.event_name == 'pull_request' && \
-            !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'buf skip format')
-          breaking: |
-            github.event_name == 'pull_request' && \
-            !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'buf skip breaking')
+          lint: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'buf skip lint') }}
+          format: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'buf skip format') }}
+          breaking: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'buf skip breaking') }}