diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 29b31997f774426d5c4f220c4850b701e1dc549c..84e5cb1b68d0a8e181a15fb0f2028540702cea55 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ spack:setup:
         fi
       done
 
-    - if [ ! -d /buildcache/build_cache ]; then
+    - |
+      if [ ! -d /buildcache/build_cache ]; then
         /spack/spack/bin/spack gpg publish -d /buildcache
       fi