diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml
index c82bdd3..fea545e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 env:
-  MKDOCS_STRICT: ${{ vars.MKDOCS_STRICT:-true }}
+  MKDOCS_STRICT: ${{ vars.MKDOCS_STRICT || 'true' }}
   MKDOCS_CONFIG: mkdocs/mkdocs.yml 
   MKDOCS_OFFLINE: false
   CSPELL_CONFIG: tools/spellcheck/cspell.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ env:
 jobs:
   build-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           npx --yes cspell \
-            --config ${CSPELL_CONFIG \
+            --config ${CSPELL_CONFIG} \
             ${CSPELL_TARGETS}
 
       - name: Install build dependencies