diff --git a/.github/workflows/.deploy_stack.yml b/.github/workflows/.deploy_stack.yml
index 994f202b..bdcbbc38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/.deploy_stack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/.deploy_stack.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
   build-ui:
     name: Build And upload UI to s3 ${{ inputs.environment_name }}
     environment: ${{ inputs.environment_name }}
-    if: ${{ inputs.command == 'apply' }}
+    if: ( inputs.command == 'apply' )
     needs: [deploy-api, deploy-cloudfront]
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/.deployer.yml b/.github/workflows/.deployer.yml
index 83b40841..0cb5ae51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/.deployer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/.deployer.yml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
           # Run terraform
           terragrunt run-all ${{inputs.command}} --terragrunt-non-interactive
     - name: Terragrunt API Outputs
-      if: ${{ inputs.working_directory == 'api'  && inputs.command == 'apply' }}
+      if: ( inputs.working_directory == 'api'  && inputs.command == 'apply' )
       working-directory: terraform/${{ inputs.working_directory }}/${{ inputs.environment_name }}
       id: tg-outputs
       env:
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
           
           echo "API_GW_URL=$(jq -r .apigw_url.value outputs.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
     - name: Terragrunt Frontend Outputs
-      if: ${{ inputs.working_directory == 'frontend' && inputs.command == 'apply' }}
+      if: ( inputs.working_directory == 'frontend' && inputs.command == 'apply' )
       working-directory: terraform/${{ inputs.working_directory }}/${{ inputs.environment_name }}
       id: tg-outputs-frontend
       env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/.e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/.e2e.yml
index c69c2a59..03b75250 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/.e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/.e2e.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Run Docker compose
-        if: ${{ inputs.frontend_url == 'http://localhost:3000' }}
+        if: ( inputs.frontend_url == 'http://localhost:3000' )
         env:
           BACKEND_IMAGE: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}/backend:${{ inputs.tag }}
           FLYWAY_IMAGE: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}/migrations:${{ inputs.tag }}
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         run: docker compose up -d --wait
         continue-on-error: true
       - name: Docker Compose Logs
-        if:  ${{ inputs.frontend_url == 'http://localhost:3000' }}
+        if:  ( inputs.frontend_url == 'http://localhost:3000' )
         run: docker compose logs
       - name: Cache Playwright Browsers
         uses: actions/cache@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/.tests.yml b/.github/workflows/.tests.yml
index 889b7f0d..4c2b5eb4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/.tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/.tests.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
           triggers: ('frontend/')
   trivy:
     name: Trivy Security Scan
-    if: ${{ ! github.event.pull_request.draft }}
+    if: (! github.event.pull_request.draft) 
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       contents: read # This is required for actions/checkout
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pause-resources.yml b/.github/workflows/pause-resources.yml
index a1b62862..57a551bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pause-resources.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pause-resources.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/.stack-prefix.yml
   pause-resources-dev:
     name: Pause Resources Dev
-    if: (${{inputs.app_env == 'dev' || inputs.app_env == 'all'}} || github.event_name == 'schedule')
+    if: (inputs.app_env == 'dev' || inputs.app_env == 'all' || github.event_name == 'schedule')
     needs: [stack-prefix]
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           
   pause-resources-test:
     name: Pause Resources Test
-    if: (${{inputs.app_env == 'test' || inputs.app_env == 'all'}} || github.event_name == 'schedule')
+    if: (inputs.app_env == 'test' || inputs.app_env == 'all' || github.event_name == 'schedule')
     environment: test
     needs: [stack-prefix]
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
           ./.github/scripts/pause.sh test ${{ needs.stack-prefix.outputs.stack_prefix }}
   pause-resources-prod:
     name: Pause Resources PROD
-    if: (${{inputs.app_env == 'prod' || inputs.app_env == 'all'}} || github.event_name == 'schedule')
+    if: (inputs.app_env == 'prod' || inputs.app_env == 'all' || github.event_name == 'schedule')
     environment: prod
     needs: [stack-prefix]
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prune-env.yml b/.github/workflows/prune-env.yml
index a9f4d6bf..b16e6314 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prune-env.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prune-env.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   destroy-dev:
     name: Destroy Stack Dev
-    if: ${{ github.event.inputs.app_env == 'dev' }}
+    if: ( github.event.inputs.app_env == 'dev' )
     uses: ./.github/workflows/.destroy_stack.yml
     secrets: inherit
     with:
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       app_env: ${{ github.event.inputs.app_env }}
   destroy-test:
     name: Destroy Stack Test
-    if: ${{ github.event.inputs.app_env == 'test' }}
+    if: ( github.event.inputs.app_env == 'test' )
     uses: ./.github/workflows/.destroy_stack.yml
     secrets: inherit
     with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7a6d2811..0a6220ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
         default: 'test'
         type: string
 concurrency:
-  group: main
+  group: prod
   cancel-in-progress: false
 # This concurrency group ensures that only one workflow runs at a time for the main branch.
 permissions: