diff --git a/.github/workflows/comment-commands.yml b/.github/workflows/comment-commands.yml
index 30dfd6acbeb7b..47c3bbc93d46e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/comment-commands.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/comment-commands.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
   issue_assign:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-    - if: !github.event.issue.pull_request && github.event.comment.body == 'take'
+    - if: (!github.event.issue.pull_request) && github.event.comment.body == 'take'
       run: |
         echo "Assigning issue ${{ github.event.issue.number }} to ${{ github.event.comment.user.login }}"
         curl -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" -d '{"assignees": ["${{ github.event.comment.user.login }}"]}' https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${{ github.event.issue.number }}/assignees