diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-only-when-ready.yml b/.github/workflows/merge-only-when-ready.yml
index 091af0936b..90dfbd1a26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-only-when-ready.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-only-when-ready.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@ 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: |
+            const labels = ${{ toJSON(github.event.pull_request.labels) }}
+            for (const label of labels) {
+              console.log(label)
+            }