diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ffac8b5b8..47dab479f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set badge color (Linux)
         shell: bash
-        if: ${{ always() && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+        if: ${{ always() && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && steps.test-results-nix.outputs.json }}
         run: |
-          case ${{ steps.test-results-nix.outputs.json && fromJSON( steps.test-results-nix.outputs.json ).conclusion }} in
+          case ${{ fromJSON( steps.test-results-nix.outputs.json ).conclusion }} in
             success)
               echo "BADGE_COLOR=31c653" >> $GITHUB_ENV
               ;;
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set badge color (Win/Mac)
         shell: bash
-        if: ${{ always() && (matrix.os == 'macos-latest' || matrix.os == 'windows-latest') }}
+        if: ${{ always() && (matrix.os == 'macos-latest' || matrix.os == 'windows-latest') && steps.test-results.outputs.json }}
         run: |
-          case ${{ steps.test-results.outputs.json && fromJSON( steps.test-results.outputs.json ).conclusion }} in
+          case ${{ fromJSON( steps.test-results.outputs.json ).conclusion }} in
             success)
               echo "BADGE_COLOR=31c653" >> $GITHUB_ENV
               ;;