diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test-benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test-benchmarks.yml
index bfc1b9bd99a..e69881c2e9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test-benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test-benchmarks.yml
@@ -105,11 +105,12 @@ jobs:
           reference_benchmarks: ${{ inputs.branch != github.ref && (steps.benchmark-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true') }}
           local_benchmarks: ${{ inputs.branch == github.ref }}
         run: |
-          echo "confirm=$( ${{ (env.reference_benchmarks == 'true') || (env.local_benchmarks == 'true') }} )" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "confirm=$( echo ${{ (env.reference_benchmarks == 'true') || (env.local_benchmarks == 'true') }} )" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "test=test1" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: test variable
         run: |
           echo ${{ steps.continue.outputs.reference_benchmarks }}
+          echo ${{ steps.continue.outputs.reference_benchmarks == true }}
           echo ${{ steps.continue.outputs.confirm }}
           echo ${{ steps.continue.outputs.confirm == true }}
           echo ${{ steps.continue.outputs.confirm == 'true' }}