diff --git a/scripts/optimize-images.ts b/scripts/optimize-images.ts
index db8f11e6..74972424 100644
--- a/scripts/optimize-images.ts
+++ b/scripts/optimize-images.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export async function optimizeImages() {
       if (alreadyOptimizedImageHashes.has(fileHash)) {
         console.log(`Skipping ${imagePath}`);
         return;
-      } else if (process.env.CI == "production") {
+      } else if (process.env.CI === "true") {
         // Need to optimize image on production, not ideal since image wont be cached for later deploys
         console.warn(
           `New image found to optimize: ${imagePath} Please run npm run build:images locally!`