diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_images.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_images.yml
index 2988b7b3..7e20022f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_images.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
         id: meta
         uses: docker/metadata-action@9ec57ed1fcdbf14dcef7dfbe97b2010124a938b7
         with:
-          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.image_name }}" || '' }}
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.image_name }}"
 
       # This step uses the `docker/build-push-action` action to build the image, based on your repository's `Dockerfile`. If the build succeeds, it pushes the image to GitHub Packages.
       # It uses the `context` parameter to define the build's context as the set of files located in the specified path. For more information, see "[Usage](https://github.com/docker/build-push-action#usage)" in the README of the `docker/build-push-action` repository.