diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 81d3c7dd..98ffaa51 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -4776,7 +4776,7 @@ function writeRegistryToFile(registryUrl, fileLocation, alwaysAuth) {
             ? `${scope}:registry=${registryUrl}`
             : `registry=${registryUrl}`;
         const alwaysAuthString = `always-auth=${alwaysAuth}`;
-        if (scope && includeBothRegistries) {
+        if (scope && includeBothRegistries === "true") {
             const registryStringNoScope = `registry=${registryUrl}`;
             newContents += `${authString}${os.EOL}${registryString}${os.EOL}${registryStringNoScope}${os.EOL}${alwaysAuthString}`;
         }
@@ -4786,6 +4786,7 @@ function writeRegistryToFile(registryUrl, fileLocation, alwaysAuth) {
         console.log(newContents);
         fs.writeFileSync(fileLocation, newContents);
         core.exportVariable('NPM_CONFIG_USERCONFIG', fileLocation);
+        console.log(nodeAuthToken);
         if (defaultNodeAuthToken !== nodeAuthToken) {
             core.exportVariable('NODE_AUTH_TOKEN', nodeAuthToken);
         }
diff --git a/src/authutil.ts b/src/authutil.ts
index 59cc0385..93c959c9 100644
--- a/src/authutil.ts
+++ b/src/authutil.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ async function writeRegistryToFile(
   : `registry=${registryUrl}`;
   
   const alwaysAuthString: string = `always-auth=${alwaysAuth}`;
-  if(scope && includeBothRegistries) {
+  if(scope && includeBothRegistries === "true") {
     const registryStringNoScope = `registry=${registryUrl}`;
     newContents += `${authString}${os.EOL}${registryString}${os.EOL}${registryStringNoScope}${os.EOL}${alwaysAuthString}`;
   } else {
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ async function writeRegistryToFile(
   console.log(newContents);
   fs.writeFileSync(fileLocation, newContents);
   core.exportVariable('NPM_CONFIG_USERCONFIG', fileLocation);
+  console.log(nodeAuthToken);
   if (defaultNodeAuthToken !== nodeAuthToken) {
     core.exportVariable('NODE_AUTH_TOKEN', nodeAuthToken)
   } else {