diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4670be8fdfafebc87fa7a9d97d1e410ffd1b29c6..3c9853b41557ecf6871aae18128021faaf7870ac 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ branded_push:
     - git config user.name "Gitlab CI"
     - git config user.email "gitlabci@0xacab.org"
     # Add the remote repository and push to it - sometimes it already exists, and it causes the pipeline to fail, so we only add if its not already there
-    - git remote -v |grep -q riseup-vpn; if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then git remote add riseup-vpn git@0xacab.org:leap/riseup-vpn_package.git; fi
+    - git remote -v |grep -q riseup-vpn || git remote add riseup-vpn git@0xacab.org:leap/riseup-vpn_package.git
     - git push --force riseup-vpn HEAD:incoming