diff --git a/.github/workflows/staging.yml b/.github/workflows/staging.yml
index 0312f6ad2d..42b4d6a5a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/staging.yml
@@ -91,4 +91,5 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       environment: staging
-      force-deploy: ${{ inputs.force-deploy }}
+      # inputs from the workflow_dispatch event come as strings even if they are explicitly defined as boolean
+      force-deploy: ${{ inputs.force-deploy == 'true' }}