diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 23c47755c00609d9d80c0f69edea19961fff0044..73b5d6c0593ec898ddc0ef78d2da600e0bda0331 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
       - nixos
     stage: release
     rules:
-      - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG_MESSAGE =~ /DO_RELEASE/ && $CI_COMMIT_TAG' 
+      - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG_MESSAGE =~ /DO_RELEASE/' 
         when: on_success
       - when: never
     variables: