diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile_changelogs.yml b/.github/workflows/compile_changelogs.yml
index 9943765d6f0..1ae28dec542 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compile_changelogs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile_changelogs.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           ENABLER_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ACTION_ENABLER }}
         run: |
-          unset SECRET_EXISTS
-          if [ -n $ENABLER_SECRET ]; then SECRET_EXISTS='true' ; fi
+          SECRET_EXISTS=false
+          if [ -n $ENABLER_SECRET ]; then SECRET_EXISTS=true ; fi
           echo ::set-output name=ACTIONS_ENABLED::${SECRET_EXISTS}
       - name: "Setup python"
         if: steps.value_holder.outputs.ACTIONS_ENABLED
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gbp.yml b/.github/workflows/gbp.yml
index 655f1241a1d..3920319a793 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gbp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gbp.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ jobs:
       env:
         ENABLER_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ACTION_ENABLER }}
       run: |
-        unset SECRET_EXISTS
-        if [ -n $ENABLER_SECRET ]; then SECRET_EXISTS='true' ; fi
+        SECRET_EXISTS=false
+        if [ -n $ENABLER_SECRET ]; then SECRET_EXISTS=true ; fi
         echo ::set-output name=ACTIONS_ENABLED::${SECRET_EXISTS}
     - name: Checkout
       if: steps.value_holder.outputs.ACTIONS_ENABLED
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gbp_collect.yml b/.github/workflows/gbp_collect.yml
index 69701e546dd..5f2e79e53b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gbp_collect.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gbp_collect.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ jobs:
       env:
         ENABLER_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ACTION_ENABLER }}
       run: |
-        unset SECRET_EXISTS
-        if [ -n $ENABLER_SECRET ]; then SECRET_EXISTS='true' ; fi
+        SECRET_EXISTS=false
+        if [ -n $ENABLER_SECRET ]; then SECRET_EXISTS=true ; fi
         echo ::set-output name=ACTIONS_ENABLED::${SECRET_EXISTS}
     - name: Checkout
       if: steps.value_holder.outputs.ACTIONS_ENABLED