diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 9ca2d88..220ce14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -128,14 +128,15 @@ jobs:
             "mkdir -p '${{ secrets.DEPLOY_PATH }}' && cat > '${{ secrets.DEPLOY_PATH }}/.env'"
 
       - name: Apply deploy overrides
-        if: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_DEMO_SEED != '' }}
         run: |
-          ssh "${{ secrets.DEPLOY_USER }}@${{ secrets.DEPLOY_HOST }}" "
-            set -e
-            cd '${{ secrets.DEPLOY_PATH }}'
-            sed -i '/^CRANK_DEMO_SEED=/d' .env
-            printf 'CRANK_DEMO_SEED=%s\n' '${{ secrets.DEPLOY_DEMO_SEED }}' >> .env
-          "
+          if [ -n "${{ secrets.DEPLOY_DEMO_SEED }}" ]; then
+            ssh "${{ secrets.DEPLOY_USER }}@${{ secrets.DEPLOY_HOST }}" "
+              set -e
+              cd '${{ secrets.DEPLOY_PATH }}'
+              sed -i '/^CRANK_DEMO_SEED=/d' .env
+              printf 'CRANK_DEMO_SEED=%s\n' '${{ secrets.DEPLOY_DEMO_SEED }}' >> .env
+            "
+          fi
 
       - name: Deploy with Docker Compose
         run: |