diff --git a/.github/workflows/rpm-build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/rpm-build-and-test.yml
index e0d0142b6e2..6f33efc1ad0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rpm-build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rpm-build-and-test.yml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
       LEAP15_VERSION: ${{ needs.Variables.outputs.LEAP15_VERSION }}
       PACKAGING_DIR: ${{ needs.Variables.outputs.PACKAGING_DIR }}
       COVFN_DISABLED: ${{ fromJSON(needs.Variables.outputs.COVFN_DISABLED) }}
-      RUN_GHA: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.run-gha) }}
+      RUN_GHA: ${{ inputs.run-gha && fromJSON(inputs.run-gha) || false }}
 
   Calc-functional-matrix:
     name: Calculate Functional Testing Matrix