diff --git a/templates/java/gradle/gradle-build.gitlab-ci.yml b/templates/java/gradle/gradle-build.gitlab-ci.yml
index 58dd5d6..c4cb336 100644
--- a/templates/java/gradle/gradle-build.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/templates/java/gradle/gradle-build.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   before_script:
     # Replace version in Gradle file with $CI_COMMIT_TAG
     - >
-      if ["$CI_COMMIT_TAG" != ""] && ["$PATH_TO_VERSION_FILE" != ""]; then
+      if [ ! -z "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" ] && [ ! -z "$PATH_TO_VERSION_FILE" ]; then
         echo "HELLO"
         echo "$CI_COMMIT_TAG"
         echo "$PATH_TO_VERSION_FILE"