diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3c98130c6..6e7eb5a48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
         id: build-docker-image
         if: steps.prepare-meta.outputs.has-image
         timeout-minutes: 120
-        run: cargo xtask build-docker-image -v "${TARGET}${SUB:+.$SUB}" ${{ matrix.verbose && '-v' }}
+        run: cargo xtask build-docker-image -v "${TARGET}${SUB:+.$SUB}" ${{ matrix.verbose && '-v' || ''  }}
         env:
           TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
           SUB: ${{ matrix.sub }}