diff --git a/.github/workflows/private-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/private-ci.yml
index 64de345256..bec8120d7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/private-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/private-ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ on:
       - "*"
 
 permissions:
-  statuses: write
+  contents: write # For repository dispatch
 
 jobs:
   trigger:
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Trigger Private CI
         run: |
           PAYLOAD='{"event_type":"cross-repo-ci","client_payload":{"target":"${{ github.repository_owner }}/lowrisc-private-ci/master/test.yml","sha":"${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}"'
-          if [ -n "${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}" ]; then
-            PAYLOAD+=',"pull_request":${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"'
+          if [[ -n "${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}" ]]; then
+            PAYLOAD+=',"pull_request":${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}'
           fi
           PAYLOAD+='}}'
-          curl -L \
+          curl -fL \
             -X POST \
             -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-            -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ github.token }}>" \
+            -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ github.token }}" \
             -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
             https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/dispatches \
             -d "$PAYLOAD"