diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 722b9fd..d46239e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           # we need more than the last commit to figure out the version from the tags and commits.
           fetch-depth: 0
+
       - name: Install poetry
         run: pipx install poetry
       - name: Set up Python 3.9
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
           file: dockerfile_${{ matrix.image }}
           # only push if we build from main branch
           # might need tweaks for pushing of tags.
-          push: ${{ github.ref == 'main' || github.ref == 'v${VERSION_TAG}' }}
+          push: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/tags/v${VERSION_TAG}' }}
           tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
           build-args: | # not really needed for the lighthouse matrix job, but oh well...
             WHEEL_FILE=oeh_meta_lookup-${VERSION_TAG}-py3-none-any.whl