diff --git a/.github/actions/npm/action.yml b/.github/actions/npm/action.yml
index a886a73ad6..411bc0e5b0 100644
--- a/.github/actions/npm/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/npm/action.yml
@@ -6,15 +6,9 @@ runs:
     - run: echo "$GITHUB_CONTEXT"
       shell: bash
       env:
-          GITHUB_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(github) }}
+        GITHUB_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(github) }}
     - run: npm i
       shell: bash
-      if: ${{ contains('
-        refs/heads/master
-        refs/heads/release-please--branches--master
-        ', github.ref) }}
+      if: ${{ contains('refs/heads/master refs/heads/release-please--branches--master', github.ref) }}
     - uses: bahmutov/npm-install@v1
-      if: ${{ contains('
-        refs/heads/master
-        refs/heads/release-please--branches--master
-        ', github.ref) == false }}
+      if: ${{ !contains('refs/heads/master refs/heads/release-please--branches--master', github.ref) }}
diff --git a/ci/publish.js b/ci/publish.js
index 9fc5f288bd..30344b86b9 100644
--- a/ci/publish.js
+++ b/ci/publish.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ async function makeReleaseCandidate() {
       `npm version prerelease --preid $(git rev-parse --short HEAD) --workspaces true`
     );
   } catch (e) {
-    console.error("Failed to mark release candidate versions.", e);
+    console.error("Failed to mark release candidate versions.");
   }
 }
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ async function upgradeWakuDependencies(workspaces) {
     return acc;
   }, {});
   const packageNames = Object.keys(map);
-  workspaces.forEach(async (info) => {
+  const promises = workspaces.map(async (info) => {
     if (info.private) {
       return;
     }
@@ -171,4 +171,8 @@ async function upgradeWakuDependencies(workspaces) {
       );
     }
   });
+
+  for (const promise of promises) {
+    await promise;
+  }
 }