diff --git a/ci-scripts/gitlab-ci.template b/ci-scripts/gitlab-ci.template
index 23e98d9..927b533 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/gitlab-ci.template
+++ b/ci-scripts/gitlab-ci.template
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ variables:
   MIRROR_ORG_NAME: "{{ MIRROR_ORG_NAME }}"
 before_script:
   - docker login --username $DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME --password $DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD
-  - if [ -f "$CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED" == "true" ]; then docker login --username $QUAY_USERNAME --password $QUAY_PASSWORD quay.io; fi 
-  - if [ -f "$CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED" == "true" ]; then docker login --username $GHCR_USERNAME --password $GHCR_PASSWORD ghcr.io; fi 
+  - if [ "$CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED" == "true" ]; then docker login --username $QUAY_USERNAME --password $QUAY_PASSWORD quay.io; fi 
+  - if [ "$CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED" == "true" ]; then docker login --username $GHCR_USERNAME --password $GHCR_PASSWORD ghcr.io; fi 
   - export SANITIZED_BRANCH="$(echo $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME | sed -r 's#^release/##' | sed 's/\//_/g')"
   - export BASE_TAG="{{ BASE_TAG }}"