diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deployment.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deployment.yml
index a94e2767..d7226599 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deployment.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deployment.yml
@@ -26,14 +26,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           tea login add --name gitea-rinoa --url ${{ secrets.RINOA_GITEA_URL }} --user gitea-sonarqube-bot --password "${{ secrets.BOT_GITEA_PASSWORD }}" --token ${{ secrets.BOT_GITEA_TOKEN }}
           which tea
-          echo "List all PRs"
-          tea pr ls --repo ${{ github.repository }} --state all
           echo "Check if PR exists for ${{ github.ref_name }}"
           pr_state=$(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')
-          echo "PR_STATE: ${pr_state}"
-          if [ ${pr_state} != open ]; then
+          if [ ${pr_state} != 'open' ]; then
+            echo "PR does not exist, creating..."
             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