diff --git a/templates/release-mr.yml b/templates/release-mr.yml
index 484001cc515661ed39e90d9cb5c1b9c682f2f3f5..b814229f794ca7400208e4f4c5e1f35271e62c5b 100644
--- a/templates/release-mr.yml
+++ b/templates/release-mr.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ release_mr:
       when: never
     - if: $CI_AWE_SKIP_ALL
       when: never
-    - if: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_ID &&
+    - if: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_ID
 #            $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == $RELEASE_MR_TARGET_BRANCH &&
 #            $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_SOURCE_BRANCH_NAME == $RELEASE_MR_SOURCE_BRANCH
 #    - if: $CI_AWE_RUN_RELEASE_MR