diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_stable.yml b/.github/workflows/test_stable.yml
index 032ecf96f9..10003e8cd3 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_gpytorch_version=$(grep '\bgpytorch[>=]=' ${req_txt} | sed 's/[^0-9.]//g')
         min_linear_operator_version=$(grep '\blinear_operator[>=]=' ${req_txt} | sed 's/[^0-9.]//g')
         pip install "torch==${min_torch_version}" "gpytorch==${min_gpytorch_version}" "linear_operator==${min_linear_operator_version}"