diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3787a3a10426e4b68004fc09bc4d40280e81c4f9..95f47740eba56a6bf83255e52883aaa01d477c1a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ include:
 
   - local: ci-templates/build.yml
     rules:
-      - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "main" || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "develop" || $CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED'
+      - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "main" || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "develop" || $CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED == "true"'
 
   - local: ci-templates/build_unprotected.yml
     rules:
-      - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME != "main" && $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME != "develop" && !$CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED'
+      - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME != "main" && $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME != "develop" && $CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED != "true"'
 
 
 maven_build: