diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,13 +18,21 @@ include:
 
 where `<VERSION>` is the latest released tag or `main`.
 
-If you want to leverage the `$SECRET_DETECTION_DISABLED` variable to run the `secret_detection` job conditionally use `include:rules`. Otherwise the job will run when applicable:
+If you want to leverage the `$SECRET_DETECTION_DISABLED` variable to run the `secret_detection` job conditionally use `include:rules` with `when: never`. Otherwise the job will run when applicable:
 
 ```yaml
 include:
   - component: gitlab.com/gitlab-components/secret-detection@main
     rules:
-      - if: $SECRET_DETECTION_DISABLED != "true"
+      - if: $SECRET_DETECTION_DISABLED == "true" || $SECRET_DETECTION_DISABLED == "1"
+      when: never
+```
+
+This assumes `SECRET_DETECTION_DISABLED` variable is already defined in `.gitlab-ci.yml` with either `'true'` or `'1'` as the value:
+
+```yaml
+variables:
+  SECRET_DETECTION_DISABLED: 'true'
 ```
 
 ### Inputs