diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index f012ebc2e..1e4bc6246 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ jobs:
           which python
 
       - name: Setup blast and igblast on macos
-        if: matrix.config.os != 'ubuntu-latest'"
+        if: matrix.config.os == 'macos-latest'
         run: |
           conda install bioconda/osx-64::igblast bioconda/osx-64::blast
 
       - name: Setup blast and igblast on linux
-        if: matrix.config.os == 'ubuntu-latest'"
+        if: matrix.config.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
         # just in case this happens again in the future
         # conda install -c bioconda igblast blast ncbi-vdb=2.11.0
         # https://github.com/bioconda/bioconda-recipes/issues/33479
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_weekly.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_weekly.yml
index 1da46d237..3e0a4ce13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_weekly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_weekly.yml
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ jobs:
           which python
 
       - name: Setup blast and igblast on macos
-        if: matrix.config.os != 'ubuntu-latest'"
+        if: matrix.config.os == 'macos-latest'
         run: |
           conda install bioconda/osx-64::igblast bioconda/osx-64::blast
 
       - name: Setup blast and igblast on linux
-        if: matrix.config.os == 'ubuntu-latest'"
+        if: matrix.config.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
         # just in case this happens again in the future
         # conda install -c bioconda igblast blast ncbi-vdb=2.11.0
         # https://github.com/bioconda/bioconda-recipes/issues/33479