diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_stable.yml b/.github/workflows/test_stable.yml
index 766f757993..bc1333acb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_stable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_stable.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
         req_txt="botorch.egg-info/requires.txt"
         min_torch_version=$(grep '\btorch[>=]=' ${req_txt} | sed 's/[^0-9.]//g')
         # HACK around the fact that pytorch does not offer a mac binary for 1.13.1 for py3.11 - TODO: Remove when bumping torch to 2.0.1
-        min_torch_version="$(if ${{ min_torch_version == '1.13.1' }} && ${{ matrix.python-version == '3.11' }} && ${{ matrix.os == 'macos-latest' }}; then echo "2.0.1"; else echo "${min_torch_version}"; fi)"
+        min_torch_version="$(if ${{ $min_torch_version == '1.13.1' }} && ${{ matrix.python-version == '3.11' }} && ${{ matrix.os == 'macos-latest' }}; then echo "2.0.1"; else echo "${min_torch_version}"; fi)"
         # min_torch_version="$(if ${{ matrix.python-version == '3.11' }} && ${{ matrix.os == 'macos-latest' }}; then echo "2.0.1"; else echo "${min_torch_version}"; fi)"
         min_gpytorch_version=$(grep '\bgpytorch[>=]=' ${req_txt} | sed 's/[^0-9.]//g')
         min_linear_operator_version=$(grep '\blinear_operator[>=]=' ${req_txt} | sed 's/[^0-9.]//g')