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[GH-ISSUE #532] Issue: Expression evaluated to false, workflow not run #358

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opened 2026-03-01 21:42:39 +03:00 by kerem · 5 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:42:39 +03:00

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Originally created by @dave-irvine on GitHub (Feb 16, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/532

Originally assigned to: @catthehacker on GitHub.

Act version

act version 0.2.20

Expected behaviour

I've defined an event that looks like this:

{
  "pull_request": {
    "labels": [
      {
        "name": "needs-qa"
      }
    ]
  }
}

And my workflow has a check that looks for a label on a pull-request:

jobs:
  deploy:
    name: Deploy
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    # Check to see if the labels on the PR contain a label named 'needs-qa'
    if: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'needs-qa') }}

Given the event passed in with --eventpath I would expect my workflow to be run

Actual behaviour

My workflow is not run, with the following message:

DEBU[0000] expression '${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'needs-qa') }}' evaluated to 'false'

I think it might be related to how the expression is being evaluated?

DEBU[0000] Evaluating 'contains(github['event']['pull_request']['labels']['']*['name'], 'needs-qa')' instead of 'contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'needs-qa')'

Originally created by @dave-irvine on GitHub (Feb 16, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/532 Originally assigned to: @catthehacker on GitHub.  ## Act version  ```none act version 0.2.20 ``` ## Expected behaviour  I've defined an event that looks like this: ```json { "pull_request": { "labels": [ { "name": "needs-qa" } ] } } ``` And my workflow has a check that looks for a label on a pull-request: ```yml jobs: deploy: name: Deploy runs-on: ubuntu-latest # Check to see if the labels on the PR contain a label named 'needs-qa' if: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'needs-qa') }} ``` Given the event passed in with `--eventpath` I would expect my workflow to be run ## Actual behaviour  My workflow is not run, with the following message: ``` DEBU[0000] expression '${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'needs-qa') }}' evaluated to 'false' ``` I think it might be related to how the expression is being evaluated? ``` DEBU[0000] Evaluating 'contains(github['event']['pull_request']['labels']['']*['name'], 'needs-qa')' instead of 'contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'needs-qa')' ```

kerem

2026-03-01 21:42:39 +03:00

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kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:42:40 +03:00

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Mar 19, 2021):

Issue is stale and will be closed in 14 days unless there is new activity

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Mar 19, 2021): Issue is stale and will be closed in 14 days unless there is new activity

kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:42:40 +03:00

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@dave-irvine commented on GitHub (Mar 19, 2021):

Still an ongoing issue stale-bot! :)

@dave-irvine commented on GitHub (Mar 19, 2021): Still an ongoing issue stale-bot! :)

kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:42:40 +03:00

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@miguelaferreira commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2022):

I'm facing this same issue.

@miguelaferreira commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2022): I'm facing this same issue.

kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:42:40 +03:00

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@whereisrysmind commented on GitHub (Jan 21, 2022):

bump.

@whereisrysmind commented on GitHub (Jan 21, 2022): bump.

kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:42:40 +03:00

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@ZauberNerd commented on GitHub (Feb 1, 2022):

This has been fixed with: https://github.com/nektos/act/pull/908 and will be released with the next version.
If you want to try it out earlier, use one of the snapshots: https://github.com/nektos/act/actions/runs/1653750680 or install / build from master: https://github.com/nektos/act#go-linuxwindowsmacosany-other-platform-supported-by-go https://github.com/nektos/act#manually-building-from-source

@ZauberNerd commented on GitHub (Feb 1, 2022): This has been fixed with: https://github.com/nektos/act/pull/908 and will be released with the next version. If you want to try it out earlier, use one of the snapshots: https://github.com/nektos/act/actions/runs/1653750680 or install / build from master: https://github.com/nektos/act#go-linuxwindowsmacosany-other-platform-supported-by-go https://github.com/nektos/act#manually-building-from-source

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