diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-template.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-template.yml
index 4ad777d..81ce95d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-template.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-template.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ permissions: read-all
 jobs:
   test-linux:
     # this is to prevent arm64 jobs from running at forked projects
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'etcd-io/bbolt' || startsWith(inputs.runs-on, 'ubuntu') }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'etcd-io/bbolt' || inputs.runs-on == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: