diff --git a/.github/workflows/db-changes-var1.yaml b/.github/workflows/db-changes-var1.yaml
index 56f1e5d..1607f19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/db-changes-var1.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/db-changes-var1.yaml
@@ -20,14 +20,21 @@ jobs:
         with:
           files: "app/**"
 
+      - name: Determine Outcome
+        id: determine-outcome
+        run: |
+          echo "DB_CHANGE=${{ steps.changed-db-files.outputs.any_changed }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Check Conditions
         id: check-conditions
         run: |
-          echo "DB_CHANGE=${{ steps.changed-db-files.outputs.any_changed }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          if [[ "${{ env.DB_CHANGE }}" == "true" ]]; then
+            echo "Conditions met. Continue to the next job."
+            echo "true" > continue.txt
 
   run-alembic:
     needs: check-sql-schema-changes
-    if:  needs.check-sql-schema-changes.DB_CHANGE == 'true'
+    if:  ${{ needs.check-sql-schema-changes.outputs.continue == 'true' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     services: