diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index a8b75617..6ff254bc 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ function run() {
                 yield git.setConfig('user.signingkey', privateKey.keyID);
                 const user_email = git_committer_email || privateKey.email;
                 const user_name = git_committer_name || privateKey.name;
-                if (git_committer_email != privateKey.email) {
+                if (user_email != privateKey.email) {
                     core.setFailed('Committer email does not match GPG key user address');
                     return;
                 }
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 07e2ed8f..222f5c74 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
       const user_email = git_committer_email || privateKey.email;
       const user_name = git_committer_name || privateKey.name;
 
-      if (git_committer_email != privateKey.email) {
+      if (user_email != privateKey.email) {
         core.setFailed('Committer email does not match GPG key user address');
         return;
       }