diff --git a/.github/workflows/translate.yml b/.github/workflows/translate.yml
index 8c807ec5ab..efa052c7a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/translate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/translate.yml
@@ -119,5 +119,5 @@ jobs:
           LANGUAGE: ${{ matrix.lang }}
           EN_PATH: ${{ github.event.inputs.en_path }}
           COMMAND: ${{ matrix.command }}
-          COMMIT_IN_PLACE: ${{ github.event.inputs.commit_in_place }}
+          COMMIT_IN_PLACE: ${{ github.event.inputs.commit_in_place == 'true' && 'true' || '' }}
           MAX: ${{ github.event.inputs.max }}