diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index dfe1a538..292a3743 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ jobs:
             echo $file
           done
       - name: Run step when README.md changes
-        if: contains(fromJSON("${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.modified_files }}"), 'README.md')
+        if: contains(steps.changed-files.outputs.modified_files, 'README.md')
         run: |
-            echo "Your README.md has been modified ${{ fromJSON("${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.modified_files }}") }}."
+            echo "Your README.md has been modified ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.modified_files }}."
       - name: Run changed-files with comma separator
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
         id: changed-files-comma