diff --git a/.github/workflows/quality-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/quality-checks.yml
index de74e5bd6b..aa95a2a85c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quality-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quality-checks.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       server: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.server }}
-      client: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.client && !steps.filter.outputs.cypress }}
+      client: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.client == 'true' && steps.filter.outputs.not-cypress-manual == 'true' }}
     steps:
       # Check out merge commit with the base branch in case this workflow is invoked via pull request
       - name: Checkout the merged commit from PR and base branch
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ jobs:
               - 'app/server/**'
             client:
               - 'app/client/**'
-            cypress:
-              - 'app/client/cypress/manual_TestSuite/**'
+            not-cypress-manual:
+              - '!app/client/cypress/manual_TestSuite/**'
 
   server-spotless:
     name: server-spotless