diff --git a/golang/pre-publish/action.yml b/golang/pre-publish/action.yml
index fa7efbe..27ac0b5 100644
--- a/golang/pre-publish/action.yml
+++ b/golang/pre-publish/action.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ runs:
         version: v${{ inputs.version }}
         push_tag: ${{ inputs.push_changes }}
     - name: "Determine branch to merge up to"
-      if: ${{ inputs.push_changes }}
+      if: ${{ inputs.push_changes == 'true' }}
       id: get-next-branch
       uses: alcaeus/automatic-merge-up-action/get-next-branch@a43d2c2d3ed5a92a1fce3e3bde21c27c578f50d3 #1.0.0
       with:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ runs:
         fallbackBranch: 'master'
         ignoredBranches: ${{ inputs.ignored_branches }}
     - name: "Manually merge up changes"
-      if: ${{ inputs.push_changes && steps.get-next-branch.outputs.hasNextBranch }}
+      if: ${{ inputs.push_changes == 'true' && steps.get-next-branch.outputs.hasNextBranch }}
       shell: bash
       run: |
         git checkout ${NEXT_BRANCH}