diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9ee476dce2..5475730ecd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -780,8 +780,11 @@ jobs:
     ]
     name: Canary
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: always() && needs.job_get_metadata.outputs.is_canary_branch == 'true' && !(contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled') || contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') || contains(needs.*.result, 'skipped'))
+    if: ${{ always() && needs.job_get_metadata.outputs.is_canary_branch == 'true' && !(contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled') || contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') || contains(needs.*.result, 'skipped')) }}
     steps:
+      - name: Output needs (for debugging)
+        run: echo "${{ toJson(needs) }}"
+
       - name: Set env variables
         run: |
           echo "CANARY_BUILD_INPUTS={\"version\":\"canary\",\"environment\":\"staging\"}" >> $GITHUB_ENV