diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-release-stable.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-release-stable.yml
index 37f0e154d9b..a4a5113feef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-release-stable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-release-stable.yml
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ jobs:
 
   email-on-failure:
     needs: [update-rest-api-docs, update-graphql-docs, build, ctlrelease, call-dde-release-workflow, call-helm-chart-releaser, email-meshery-release-notes-workflow, call-cncf-playground-rollout]
-    if: ${{ always() }}
+    if: ${{ failure() }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Find failed jobs.
@@ -199,13 +199,13 @@ jobs:
           curl "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}/jobs" | jq -r '.jobs[] | select(.conclusion == "failure") | "\(.name): \(.steps[] | select(.conclusion == "failure") | .name)\n\(.html_url)\n"' >> output.txt
           # Save multi-line environment variables by using the delimiters syntex.
           echo "EMAIL_BODY<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "EMAIL_BODY=$(cat ./output.txt)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "$(cat ./output.txt)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Failed jobs summary
         run: |
           echo "${{ env.EMAIL_BODY }}"
       - name: Send Email Notification
-        if: ${{ env.EMAIL_BODY != '' }}
+        if: env.EMAIL_BODY != ''
         uses: dawidd6/action-send-mail@v3
         with:
           server_address: smtp.gmail.com