diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/templates/service.yaml b/.azure-pipelines/templates/service.yaml
index fdb5f9235..d756748c1 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/templates/service.yaml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
     condition: |
       and(
         in(dependencies.ImageBuild_${{parameters.service.name}}.result, 'Succeeded', 'Skipped'),
-        reduce(parameters.service.dependsOn, true, and(#acc, eq(dependencies.#acc.result, 'Succeeded')), #result)
+        eq(reduce(parameters.service.dependsOn, true, and(#acc, eq(dependencies.#acc.result, 'Succeeded')), #result), true)
       )
     container:
       # TODO: use BuildNumber instead of latest in update branches