diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b8f04623c4..fa6dc8dacf 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ checkupdates:
   only:
     - schedules
   before_script:
-    if [ -z "${CHECKUPDATES}" ]; then exit 0
+    - if [ -z "${CHECKUPDATES}" ]; then exit 0; fi
     - printf "Package\x3a androguard fdroidserver python3-asn1crypto python3-ruamel.yaml\nPin\x3a release a=stretch-backports\nPin-Priority\x3a 500\n" > /etc/apt/preferences.d/debian-stretch-backports.pref
     - echo "deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ stretch-backports main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports.list
     - apt-get update
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ check_git_repos:
     paths:
       - public
   script:
-    if [ -z "${CHECK_GIT_REPOS}" ]; then exit 0
+    - if [ -z "${CHECK_GIT_REPOS}" ]; then exit 0; fi
     - apt-get update
     - apt-get -qy install --no-install-recommends ca-certificates git python3-colorama python3-yaml
     - tools/check-git-repo-availability.py || export EXITVALUE=1