diff --git a/.github/workflows/eval.yml b/.github/workflows/eval.yml
index 34f4a2dbcbd74..2f85a63a0d9d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/eval.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/eval.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
       - release-*
       - staging-*
       - haskell-updates
+      - python-updates
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ jobs:
             conclusion=$(gh api /repos/"$REPOSITORY"/actions/runs/"$runId" --jq '.conclusion')
           done
 
-          if [[ "$conclusion" != "success" ]]; then
+          if [[ "$conclusion" != "\"success\"" ]]; then
             echo "Workflow was not successful, cannot make comparison"
             exit 0
           fi
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
           BASE_SHA: ${{ needs.attrs.outputs.baseSha }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
 
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         if: steps.baseRunId.outputs.baseRunId