diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump-latest-cdk8s-plus-library.yml b/.github/workflows/bump-latest-cdk8s-plus-library.yml
index b9387a0a48..c211a6950e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bump-latest-cdk8s-plus-library.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump-latest-cdk8s-plus-library.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
         id: set-auto-approve-label
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PROJEN_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: if (("${{ github.event.inputs.testingMode }}"=""));then echo labels="auto-approve" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT;fi
+        run: bash testingModeScript.sh
         continue-on-error: false
       - name: Create Pull Request
         id: create-pr
diff --git a/src/k8s-automation.ts b/src/k8s-automation.ts
index d816b3863f..300bcc0b0a 100644
--- a/src/k8s-automation.ts
+++ b/src/k8s-automation.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export class K8sVersionUpgradeAutomation extends Component {
           // if: '!(${{ github.event_name }} == "push")',
           // run: 'echo labels="bug" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT;',
           //${{ github.event.inputs.testingMode }}
-          run: 'if (("${{ github.event.inputs.testingMode }}"=""));then echo labels="auto-approve" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT;fi',
+          run: 'bash testingModeScript.sh',
           // run: 'if [${{ github.event_name }} = "push"];then echo labels="auto-approve" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT;fi',
           // if: 'github.event.inputs.testingMode == false',
           // run: 'echo labels="auto-approve" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT',
diff --git a/src/testingModeScript.sh b/src/testingModeScript.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2e71cf8f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testingModeScript.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+export testingMode="$(${{github.event.inputs.testingMode}})"
+
+if ["$testingMode" = "false"]; then
+  echo labels="auto-approve" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+fi
+
+# if [-z "$testingMode"]; then
+#   echo labels="auto-approve" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+# fi
+# export isPush="$(get_version cdk8s-plus-$((${LATEST_K8S_VERSION}-2)))"
+# export CDK8S_PLUSXX_MINUS_1_VERSION="$(get_version cdk8s-plus-$((${LATEST_K8S_VERSION}-1)))"
+# export CDK8S_PLUSXX_VERSION="$(get_version cdk8s-plus-${LATEST_K8S_VERSION})"
+# export CDK8S_CLI_VERSION="$(get_version cdk8s-cli)"
+# hugo --minify $@
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