diff --git a/pkg/workflow/workflow.go b/pkg/workflow/workflow.go
index 0ccd57550..c3d959e82 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/workflow.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/workflow.go
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ const (
 	CondReasonStopped = "Stopped"
 	// CondReasonFailed is the reason of the workflow progress condition which is failed
 	CondReasonFailed = "Failed"
+
+	// CondStatusTrue is the status of the workflow progress condition which is True
+	CondStatusTrue = "True"
 )
 
 func (w *workflow) syncWorkflowStatus(step oamcore.WorkflowStep, obj *unstructured.Unstructured) (*common.WorkflowStepStatus, error) {
@@ -142,7 +145,7 @@ func (w *workflow) syncWorkflowStatus(step oamcore.WorkflowStep, obj *unstructur
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if !found || cond.Status != "True" {
+	if !found || cond.Status != CondStatusTrue {
 		status.Phase = common.WorkflowStepPhaseRunning
 		return status, nil
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/workflow/workflow_test.go b/pkg/workflow/workflow_test.go
index 11eff62ce..9dcf8a446 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/workflow_test.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/workflow_test.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func TestExecuteSteps(t *testing.T) {
 					"type":    CondTypeWorkflowFinish,
 					"reason":  CondReasonSucceeded,
 					"message": string(succeededMessage),
-					"status":  "True",
+					"status":  CondStatusTrue,
 				}},
 			},
 		},
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func TestExecuteSteps(t *testing.T) {
 					"type":    CondTypeWorkflowFinish,
 					"reason":  CondReasonSucceeded,
 					"message": string(succeededMessage),
-					"status":  "True",
+					"status":  CondStatusTrue,
 				}},
 			},
 		},
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func TestExecuteSteps(t *testing.T) {
 			"status": map[string]interface{}{
 				"conditions": []interface{}{map[string]interface{}{
 					"type":   CondTypeWorkflowFinish,
-					"status": "True",
+					"status": CondStatusTrue,
 				}},
 			},
 		},
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func TestExecuteSteps(t *testing.T) {
 				"conditions": []interface{}{map[string]interface{}{
 					"type":   CondTypeWorkflowFinish,
 					"reason": CondReasonStopped,
-					"status": "True",
+					"status": CondStatusTrue,
 				}},
 			},
 		},