diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 030b62488..f43d5ff32 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ setup:containers:frontend:
     - FRONTEND_IMAGE_VERSION=`cat frontend-image-version`
     - IMAGE_TAG=frontend/${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}:${FRONTEND_IMAGE_VERSION}
     - REGISTRY_DESTINATION=${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/frontend/${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}:${FRONTEND_IMAGE_VERSION}
-    - IMAGE_EXISTS=`curl "${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/registry/repositories?tags=true" | grep \""${REGISTRY_DESTINATION}"\"`
+    - curl "${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/registry/repositories?tags=true" | grep \""${REGISTRY_DESTINATION}"\"
+    - IMAGE_EXISTS=$?
     - ${FORCE_REBUILD_IMAGE} && echo "Force rebuilding container."
     - >
       if [[ ${IMAGE_EXISTS} && ! ${FORCE_REBUILD_IMAGE} ]]; then