diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml
index 40c1de3..eef79d1 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ jobs:
 
   deploy_compose:
     needs: detect
-    if: ${{ needs.detect.outputs.compose_matrix != '' }}
+    if: ${{ contains(needs.detect.outputs.compose_matrix, '"include":[{') }}
+
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: ${{ fromJSON(needs.detect.outputs.compose_matrix) }}