diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_certs.yml b/.github/workflows/create_certs.yml
index 37bda3320..547296bcf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create_certs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_certs.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           CERT_STATUS_FILE="${{ github.workspace }}/fastlane/new_certificate_needed.txt"
           ENABLE_NUKE_CERTS=${{ vars.ENABLE_NUKE_CERTS }}
+          FORCE_NUKE_CERTS=${{ vars.FORCE_NUKE_CERTS }}
 
           if [ -f "$CERT_STATUS_FILE" ]; then
             CERT_STATUS=$(cat "$CERT_STATUS_FILE" | tr -d '\n' | tr -d '\r') # Read file content and strip newlines
@@ -70,19 +71,23 @@ jobs:
             echo "new_certificate_needed=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
 
-          # Check if ENABLE_NUKE_CERTS is not set to true when certs are valid
-          if [ "$CERT_STATUS" != "true" ] && [ "$ENABLE_NUKE_CERTS" != "true" ]; then
+          # Normalize variables to lowercase for case-insensitive comparison
+          ENABLE_NUKE_CERTS_LC=$(echo "$ENABLE_NUKE_CERTS" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+          FORCE_NUKE_CERTS_LC=$(echo "$FORCE_NUKE_CERTS" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+
+          # Check if ENABLE_NUKE_CERTS_LC is not set to true when certs are valid
+          if [ "$CERT_STATUS" != "true" ] && [ "$ENABLE_NUKE_CERTS_LC" != "true" ]; then
             echo "::notice::🔔 Automated renewal of certificates is disabled because the repository variable ENABLE_NUKE_CERTS is not set to 'true'."
           fi
 
-          # Check if ENABLE_NUKE_CERTS is not set to true when certs are not valid
-          if [ "$CERT_STATUS" = "true" ] && [ "$ENABLE_NUKE_CERTS" != "true" ]; then
+          # Check if ENABLE_NUKE_CERTS_LC is not set to true when certs are not valid
+          if [ "$CERT_STATUS" = "true" ] && [ "$ENABLE_NUKE_CERTS_LC" != "true" ]; then
             echo "::error::❌ No valid distribution certificate found. Automated renewal of certificates was skipped because the repository variable ENABLE_NUKE_CERTS is not set to 'true'."
             exit 1
           fi
 
-          # Check if vars.FORCE_NUKE_CERTS is not set to true
-          if [ vars.FORCE_NUKE_CERTS = "true" ]; then
+          # Check if FORCE_NUKE_CERTS_LC is set to true
+          if [ "$FORCE_NUKE_CERTS_LC" = "true" ]; then
             echo "::warning::‼️ Nuking of certificates was forced because the repository variable FORCE_NUKE_CERTS is set to 'true'."
           fi