diff --git a/.woodpecker.star b/.woodpecker.star
index 858364cf27..f7c9b841e3 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.star
+++ b/.woodpecker.star
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ def main(ctx):
       none
     """
 
-    if ctx.build.event == "cron" and ctx.build.sender == "translation-sync":
+    if ctx.build.event == "cron" and ctx.build.cron == "translation-sync":
         return translation_sync(ctx)
 
     is_release_pr = (ctx.build.event == "pull_request" and "🎉 release" in ctx.build.title.lower())