diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index e966320e9..cc157b15f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: ./analyze
       with:
         category: "/language:javascript"
-        upload: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-24.04' && matrix.tools == '' && 'always' || 'never' }}
+        upload: ${{ (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-24.04' && !matrix.tools && 'always') || 'never' }}
 
   analyze-other:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest