diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-only-when-ready.yml b/.github/workflows/merge-only-when-ready.yml
index 091af0936b..c6ee8d6247 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-only-when-ready.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-only-when-ready.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   allow-merge:
-    if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ready-to-merge')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: PR is ready to merge
-        run: true
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        with:
+          script: |
+            script: console.log(context.pull_request.labels)