diff --git a/cicd/approverelease/buildspec.yml b/cicd/approverelease/buildspec.yml
index 90829ebf..a89c0fd5 100644
--- a/cicd/approverelease/buildspec.yml
+++ b/cicd/approverelease/buildspec.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ phases:
     commands:
       # Check whether this is a commit on the default branch with a release tag
       - |
-        if expr "${GitReleaseCommit}" : "true" >/dev/null; then
+        if expr "${GitIsRelease}" : "true" >/dev/null; then
           sys.exit(0)
         else
           sys.exit(-1)