diff --git a/forgejo-release.sh b/forgejo-release.sh
index 22bdbab..6675aee 100755
--- a/forgejo-release.sh
+++ b/forgejo-release.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ upload_release() {
     # It is expanded using "${assets[@]}" which preserves the separation of arguments and not split whitespace containing values.
     # For reference, see https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck/wiki/SC2086#exceptions
     local assets=()
-    if ! "$SKIP_ASSETS"; then
+    if [ "$SKIP_ASSETS" == 'false' ]; then
         for file in "$RELEASE_DIR"/*; do
             assets=("${assets[@]}" -a "$file")
         done