diff --git a/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-release.yml b/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-release.yml
index fbad21df..f407e59a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-release.yml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
         id: first-installation
         run: npm ci
         continue-on-error: true
-      - if: steps.first-installation.outputs.status == 'failure' && steps.packagejson.outputs.exists == 'true'
+      - if: steps.first-installation.outcome != 'success' && steps.packagejson.outputs.exists == 'true'
         name: Clear NPM cache and install deps again
         run: | 
           npm cache clean --force