diff --git a/tools/ci/config/pre_check.yml b/tools/ci/config/pre_check.yml
index 7e88bc5f64..c127b5029d 100644
--- a/tools/ci/config/pre_check.yml
+++ b/tools/ci/config/pre_check.yml
@@ -200,5 +200,5 @@ check_version_tag:
     variables:
       - $BOT_TRIGGER_WITH_LABEL == null
   script:
-    - (git cat-file -t $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME | grep tag) || echo "ESP-IDF versions must be annotated tags." && exit 1
+    - (git cat-file -t $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME | grep tag) || (echo "ESP-IDF versions must be annotated tags." && exit 1)