diff --git a/templates/docker-compose.yml b/templates/docker-compose.yml
index ed863510492c54d796b0792133ff8ec15b918d8f..42da708ead119fa6b39d20e0f388fe91ebd7d97d 100644
--- a/templates/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/templates/docker-compose.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ spec:
       - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH && $BUILD_MAIN
         exists:
           - docker-compose.yml
-      - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH && $BUILD_BRANCH && !$BUILD_ONLY_PROTECTED
+      - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH && $BUILD_BRANCH && $BUILD_ONLY_PROTECTED == "false"
         exists:
           - docker-compose.yml
       - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG && $BUILD_TAG