diff --git a/.github/workflows/channels-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/channels-ci.yml
index 7d71862ba7..f89ee722a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/channels-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/channels-ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
       - mono-repo*
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: ${{ !contains( github.ref , 'heads/ref/master') }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' }}
 defaults:
   run:
     shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bbf50ad3ed..8197f9a20f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ env:
   go-version: "1.19.5"
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: ${{ !contains( github.ref , 'heads/ref/master') }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' }}
 jobs:
   check-mocks:
     name: Check mocks
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index a554f95b31..597302f900 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: "CodeQL"
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: ${{ !contains( github.ref , 'heads/ref/master') }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' }}
 
 on:
   pull_request:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests-ci.yml
index d620d69555..89c7cbfeed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests-ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
       - mono-repo*
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: ${{ !contains( github.ref , 'heads/ref/master') }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' }}
 defaults:
   run:
     shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecards-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecards-analysis.yml
index 01522a547c..685c9a4ebf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecards-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecards-analysis.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: ${{ !contains( github.ref , 'heads/ref/master') }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' }}
 
 # Declare default permissions as read only.
 permissions: read-all