diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deployment.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deployment.yml
index 68547052..51946307 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deployment.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deployment.yml
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ jobs:
           echo "Check if PR exists for ${{ github.ref_name }}"
           tea pr ls --repo ${{ github.repository }} --state all --fields index,title,head,state --output csv | egrep ${{ gitea.ref_name }} | awk -F, '{print $4}' | sed -e 's|"||g'
           pr_state=$(tea pr ls --repo ${{ github.repository }} --state open --fields index,title,head,state --output csv | egrep ${{ gitea.ref_name }} | awk -F, '{print $4}' | sed -e 's|"||g')
-          if [ "${pr_state}" != open ]; then
+          echo "PR_STATE: ${pr_state}"
+          if [ ${pr_state} != open ]; then
             tea pr c -r ${{ github.repository }} -t "Automated PR for ${{ github.ref_name }}" -d "Automated PR for ${{ github.ref_name }}"
-          elif [ "${pr_state}" = open ]; then
+          elif [ ${pr_state} = open ]; then
             echo "PR already exists, skipping creation..."
           fi