diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 820b6d40fa2121e6d836726ec7f7352f772e10a6..c50a61b0b8f4ed9e817fcd7fcf36ca51abaf914b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -331,9 +331,9 @@ uploadQC:
     cookie=$(cat credential.json | grep -A 1 '"staging.gudmap.org\: {' | grep -o '"cookie": ".*"') &&
     cookie=${cookie:11:-1} &&
     if [ "${exist}" != "[]" ]; then
-      rids=$(echo $exist | grep -o '\"RID\":\".\{7\}' | sed 's/^.\{7\}//')
+      rids=$(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} &&
         echo old mRNA QC RID deleted - ${rid}
       done
       echo all old mRNA QC RIDs deleted