diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/.containerlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/.containerlab-ci.yml
index e710810be6e8382744e4c3dc8634dd45af547f4c..1b4f7645ea444fbddc61b18b0c09f4c1849a2a13 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/.containerlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/.containerlab-ci.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ containerlab:destroy:
     - docker image rm -f ${GOSDN_CONTAINER_IMAGE}
   allow_failure: true
   rules:
-    - if: '$CLAB_DEPLOYED == 0'
+    - if: '$CLAB_DEPLOYED == "0"'
       when: always