diff --git a/jenkins/ci-pipelines/ci_stage_3.groovy b/jenkins/ci-pipelines/ci_stage_3.groovy
index 6cb706d..d8751bb 100644
--- a/jenkins/ci-pipelines/ci_stage_3.groovy
+++ b/jenkins/ci-pipelines/ci_stage_3.groovy
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
                 // merge the change logs
                 sh """
                    rm -f changelog/osm-changelog.html
-                   [ -d changelog ] && for mdgchange in \$(ls changelog); do cat changelog/\$mdgchange >> changelog/osm-changelog.html; done
+                   [ ! -d changelog ] || for mdgchange in \$(ls changelog); do cat changelog/\$mdgchange >> changelog/osm-changelog.html; done
                    """
             }
             // start an apache server to serve up the images