diff --git a/.github/workflows/_release.yml b/.github/workflows/_release.yml
index 10ac5da185e..a5837927996 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_release.yml
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
 
       - name: Run unit tests with minimum dependency versions
-        if: ${{ startsWith(inputs.working-directory, 'libs/langchain/') || startsWith(inputs.working-directory, 'libs/community/' || startsWith(inputs.working-directory, 'libs/experimental/' }}
+        if: ${{ (inputs.working-directory == 'libs/langchain') || (inputs.working-directory == 'libs/community') || (inputs.working-directory == 'libs/experimental') }}
         run: |
           poetry run pip install -r _test_minimum_requirements.txt
           make tests