diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda_build.yml b/.github/workflows/conda_build.yml
index 204e4dd98f..9487fb5bbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda_build.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "GitHub head ref is: $GITHUB_HEAD_REF"
 
       - name: Configure Auto-Upload
-        if: github.head_ref == 'fix_conda_build'
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/stable'
         run: |
           conda config --set anaconda_upload yes
 
@@ -58,10 +58,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "CONDA_TOKEN=$CONDA_TOKEN" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       
           # Conditionally add the --token and --user flags for stable branches
-          if [[ "${GITHUB_HEAD_REF}" == "fix_conda_build" ]]; then
-            echo "Build command: conda-build --token *** --user rmg .conda"
+          if [[ "${GITHUB_REF}" == "refs/heads/stable" ]]; then
             conda-build --token "$CONDA_TOKEN" --user rmg .conda
-          else
-            echo "Build command: conda-build .conda"          
+          else        
             conda-build .conda
           fi