diff --git a/gitlab-ci.yml b/gitlab-ci.yml
index cbdd2012a894d125e24581ac7764e3dc0d15d387..d9a1e881f84474efdf1e3799941174c77f07e659 100644
--- a/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ check:
     - if: '$CUSTOM_SKIP_CHECK'
       when: never
     - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
-    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event" && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH )'
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event" && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
     - when: never
   script:
     - echo "Checking inventory"