diff --git a/ci/azure-is-release.yml b/ci/azure-is-release.yml
index 014b7a98a..d7271b345 100644
--- a/ci/azure-is-release.yml
+++ b/ci/azure-is-release.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ steps:
   - bash: |
       set -e
 
-      if git log --no-merges -1 --format='%s' | grep -q '[ci-release]'; then
+      if git log --no-merges -1 --format='%B' | grep -qF '[ci-release]'; then
         echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=isRelease]true"
       fi
     failOnStderr: true
diff --git a/ci/azure-test-stable.yml b/ci/azure-test-stable.yml
index cd4f8cf9d..f53ca0eb5 100644
--- a/ci/azure-test-stable.yml
+++ b/ci/azure-test-stable.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         CI: 'True'
       displayName: cargo test -p ${{ crate }}
       workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/${{ crate }}
-      condition: and(succeeded(), not(variables['isRelease']))
+      condition: and(succeeded(), ne(variables['isRelease'], 'true'))
 
   - template: azure-patch-crates.yml