diff --git a/jobs/bump-jenkins-plugins.Jenkinsfile b/jobs/bump-jenkins-plugins.Jenkinsfile
index 3374d93dd..fc72905a2 100644
--- a/jobs/bump-jenkins-plugins.Jenkinsfile
+++ b/jobs/bump-jenkins-plugins.Jenkinsfile
@@ -92,10 +92,9 @@ node {
                 }
             }
         }
-        def diffOutput = shwrapCapture("git diff --exit-code")
 
         stage("Open a PR") {
-            if (diffOutput){
+            if (shwrapCapture("git diff --exit-code")){
                 def message = "jenkins/plugins: update to latest versions"
                 shwrap("""
                     cd fedora-coreos-pipeline