diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
index 7bd84eb21..817dcaa8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ jobs:
         # These names correspond to the files in ".ci/$distro$version"
         include:
           - distro: Arch
-            package: skip    # We are packaged in Arch already
-            allow-failure: yes
+            package: false    # We are packaged in Arch already
+            allow-failure: true
 
           - distro: Debian
             version: 11
@@ -118,13 +118,13 @@ jobs:
           - distro: Servatrice_Debian
             version: 11
             package: DEB
-            test: skip
-            server_only: yes
+            test: false
+            server_only: true
 
           - distro: Debian
             version: 12
             package: DEB
-            test: skip    # Running tests on all distros is superfluous
+            test: false    # Running tests on all distros is superfluous
 
           - distro: Debian
             version: 13
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
           - distro: Fedora
             version: 42
             package: RPM
-            test: skip    # Running tests on all distros is superfluous
+            test: false    # Running tests on all distros is superfluous
 
           - distro: Fedora
             version: 43
@@ -142,11 +142,12 @@ jobs:
           - distro: Ubuntu
             version: 22.04
             package: DEB
-            test: skip    # Running tests on all distros is superfluous
+            test: false    # Running tests on all distros is superfluous
 
           - distro: Ubuntu
             version: 24.04
             package: DEB
+            test: false    # Running tests on all distros is superfluous
 
           - distro: Ubuntu
             version: 26.04
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ jobs:
     name: ${{matrix.distro}} ${{matrix.version}}
     needs: configure
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    continue-on-error: ${{matrix.allow-failure == 'yes'}}
+    continue-on-error: ${{matrix.allow-failure == 'true'}}
     env:
       NAME: ${{matrix.distro}}${{matrix.version}}
       CACHE: ${{github.workspace}}/.cache/${{matrix.distro}}${{matrix.version}}   # directory for caching docker image and ccache
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ jobs:
         run: source .ci/docker.sh --build
 
       - name: Build debug and test
-        if: matrix.test != 'skip'
+        if: matrix.test != 'false'
         shell: bash
         env:
           CMAKE_GENERATOR: '${{env.CMAKE_GENERATOR}}'
@@ -193,14 +194,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build release package
         id: build
-        if: matrix.package != 'skip'
+        if: matrix.package != 'false'
         shell: bash
         env:
           BUILD_DIR: build
           SUFFIX: '-${{matrix.distro}}${{matrix.version}}'
           package: '${{matrix.package}}'
           CMAKE_GENERATOR: '${{env.CMAKE_GENERATOR}}'
-          NO_CLIENT: ${{matrix.server_only == 'yes' && '--no-client' || '' }}
+          NO_CLIENT: ${{matrix.server_only == 'true' && '--no-client' || '' }}
         run: |
           source .ci/docker.sh
           RUN --server --release --package "$package" --dir "$BUILD_DIR" \
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload artifact
         id: upload_artifact
-        if: matrix.package != 'skip'
+        if: matrix.package != 'false'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           path: ${{steps.build.outputs.path}}
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload to release
         id: upload_release
-        if: matrix.package != 'skip' && needs.configure.outputs.tag != null
+        if: matrix.package != 'false' && needs.configure.outputs.tag != null
         shell: bash
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{github.token}}