diff --git a/bzl/private/release/do_a_release.sh b/bzl/private/release/do_a_release.sh
index f9e3ce3..2887c01 100755
--- a/bzl/private/release/do_a_release.sh
+++ b/bzl/private/release/do_a_release.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fi
 
 DIST_TAR=$(realpath "${DIST_TAR}")
 
-git describe --exact-match --tags HEAD 2>/dev/null || error_code=$?
+git describe --exact-match --tags HEAD 2>/dev/null && error_code=$? || error_code=$? 
 if [ "${error_code}" -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "Current commit is not a tag. Aborting." 1>&2
     exit 1