diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 52d1222..2d7827e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -37,12 +37,16 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        if: "${{ secrets.CI_READ }} != ''"
+        env:
+          ci_read: ${{ secrets.CI_READ }}
+        if: ${{ env.ci_read != '' }}
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.CI_READ }}
+          token: ${{ env.ci_read }}
           submodules: recursive
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        if: "${{ secrets.CI_READ }} == ''"
+        env:
+          ci_read: ${{ secrets.CI_READ }}
+        if: ${{ env.ci_read == '' }}
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/rust-toolchain