diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7006fcda0a59a6185358628b030da9c50e8bb0af..aee44f9a5ca0c1d2348eea938765b89f04fc4c7d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ uploadQC:
     if [ "${exist}" != "[]" ]; then
       rids=$(echo ${exist} | grep -o '\"RID\":\".\{7\}' | sed 's/^.\{7\}//') &&
       for rid in ${rids}; do
-        singularity run 'docker://gudmaprbk/deriva1.3:1.0.0' python3 ./workflow/scripts/deleteEntry.py -r ${rid} -t mRNA_QC -o staging.gudmap.org -c ${cookie} &&
+        singularity run 'docker://gudmaprbk/deriva1.3:1.0.0' python3 ./workflow/scripts/deleteEntry.py -r ${rid} -t mRNA_QC -o staging.gudmap.org -c ${cookie}
       done
       echo all old mRNA QC RIDs deleted
     fi