diff --git a/.idf_ci.toml b/.idf_ci.toml
index e16384aab8..6866454fca 100644
--- a/.idf_ci.toml
+++ b/.idf_ci.toml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ patterns = [
 
 [gitlab.artifacts.s3.longterm]
 bucket = "longterm"
-if_clause = '"$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME" == "master"'
+if_clause = 'CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"'
 patterns = [
     '**/build*/size*.json',
 ]