diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 2983592..72d7c58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           git checkout FETCH_HEAD
     
     - name: linter
-      if: github.event == 'pull_request'
+      if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       working-directory: ${{ env.WORKDIR }}
       run: |
         LINTER=$LINTER$( { golangci-lint run --modules-download-mode vendor || true; } 2>&1 );