diff --git a/.github/workflows/data-processing.yml b/.github/workflows/data-processing.yml
index 1ff8f119998..d9dacebc5af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/data-processing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/data-processing.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true  # Continue even if this step fails
         run: python3 scripts/gs-cite/google_scholar.py
         env:
-          SERPAI: ${{ secrets.SERPAPI }}
+          SERPAPI: ${{ secrets.SERPAPI }}
           
       - name: Upload data artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/scripts/gs-cite/google_scholar.py b/scripts/gs-cite/google_scholar.py
index 225a280b5ac..5ab5a999289 100644
--- a/scripts/gs-cite/google_scholar.py
+++ b/scripts/gs-cite/google_scholar.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Load API key from environment variable
 api_key = os.getenv("SERPAPI")
 
-if api_key is None:
+if not api_key:
     raise ValueError("API key is missing. Please set the SERPAPI environment variable.")
 
 # Define the request URL