diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend_deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/backend_deploy.yaml
index a9441ff8..9a356212 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend_deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend_deploy.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "Applied mail-parser-wasm-worker patch"
           fi
 
-          if [ -n "$debug_mode" ]; then
+          if [ "$debug_mode" = "true" ]; then
             pnpm run deploy
           else
             output=$(pnpm run deploy 2>&1)