diff --git a/.github/workflows/fitgen.yml b/.github/workflows/fitgen.yml
index 3daea099..adae2a73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fitgen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fitgen.yml
@@ -15,16 +15,11 @@ jobs:
         env:
           COMMENT: ${{ github.event.comment.body }} # Sanitize input using env to prevent script injection attack
         run: |
-          echo "trigger=${{ startsWith($COMMENT, 'run fitgen') }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-          if [[ "${{ startsWith($COMMENT, 'run fitgen') }}" == "false" ]]; then 
-            echo "Aborted: no command found"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-
-          if [[ "${{ $COMMENT }}" =~ ^run\ fitgen\ ([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)$ ]]; then
+          if [[ "$COMMENT" =~ ^run\ fitgen\ ([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)$ ]]; then
+            echo "trigger=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             echo "profile_version=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else 
+            echo "trigger=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             echo "Aborted: not a valid 'run fitgen <profile.version>' command"
             exit 0
           fi