diff --git a/.azure/pipelines.yml b/.azure/pipelines.yml
index c861ee496b..8cc90c32f1 100644
--- a/.azure/pipelines.yml
+++ b/.azure/pipelines.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ schedules:
 variables:
   system.debug: true
   system.log: true
-  use_lockfile: true
-  # not(eq(variables['Build.CronSchedule.DisplayName'], 'Daily midnight build'))
+  use_lockfile: not(eq(variables['Build.CronSchedule.DisplayName'], 'Daily midnight build'))
 
 stages:
   - stage: Analyze
diff --git a/.azure/templates/install.yml b/.azure/templates/install.yml
index 27834e4271..01dcbdd2df 100644
--- a/.azure/templates/install.yml
+++ b/.azure/templates/install.yml
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ steps:
       conda install --channel=conda-forge --name=base conda-lock
       conda-lock install --name myEnvironment ${{ parameters.conda_lock }}
     displayName: Create Anaconda environment from lockfile
-    condition: ${{ variables.use_lockfile }}
+    condition: $[variables.use_lockfile]
 
   - bash: |
       conda env create --name myEnvironment \
         --file environments/environment.yml \
         --file environments/$(FIPY_SOLVERS)-environment.yml
     displayName: Create Anaconda environment from environments
-    condition: not(${{ variables.use_lockfile }})
+    condition: not($[variables.use_lockfile])
 
   - bash: |
       if [[ "${{ parameters.conda_packages }}" != "" ]]; then