diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/daily-ci.yml
index 6722c137a5..70241d35e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-ci.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,14 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Get day of the week
       id: day_of_the_week
-      run: echo "{day_of_the_week}={$(date +'%u')}" >> $GITHUB_STATE
+      run: |
+        echo "day_of_the_week=$(date +'%u')"
+        echo "day_of_the_week=$(date +'%u')" >> $GITHUB_STATE
+
+    - name: Print day of the week
+      id: print_day_of_the_week
+      run: |
+        echo "${{ env.day_of_the_week }}"
 
     - name: Weekly notification
       env:
@@ -49,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           }
 
     - name: Test with environment variables
-      if: ${{ env.day_of_the_week == '3' }}
+      if: ${{ env.day_of_the_week == 4 }}
       env:
         SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
       uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.23.0
@@ -62,14 +69,14 @@ jobs:
                 "type": "section",
                 "text": {
                   "type": "mrkdwn",
-                  "text": "if3 Weekly reminder to check the latest runs of the <https://github.com/GridTools/gt4py/actions/workflows/daily-ci.yml|GT4Py Daily CI> workflow at the <https://github.com/GridTools/gt4py/actions/|GitHub Actions dashboard>."
+                  "text": "if4 Weekly reminder to check the latest runs of the <https://github.com/GridTools/gt4py/actions/workflows/daily-ci.yml|GT4Py Daily CI> workflow at the <https://github.com/GridTools/gt4py/actions/|GitHub Actions dashboard>."
                 }
               }
             ]
           }
             
     - name: Test not
-      if: ${{ env.day_of_the_week != '3' }}
+      if: ${{ env.day_of_the_week != 4 }}
       env:
         SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
       uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.23.0
@@ -82,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
                 "type": "section",
                 "text": {
                   "type": "mrkdwn",
-                  "text": "ifnot3 Weekly reminder to check the latest runs of the <https://github.com/GridTools/gt4py/actions/workflows/daily-ci.yml|GT4Py Daily CI> workflow at the <https://github.com/GridTools/gt4py/actions/|GitHub Actions dashboard>."
+                  "text": "ifnot4 Weekly reminder to check the latest runs of the <https://github.com/GridTools/gt4py/actions/workflows/daily-ci.yml|GT4Py Daily CI> workflow at the <https://github.com/GridTools/gt4py/actions/|GitHub Actions dashboard>."
                 }
               }
             ]