diff --git a/ci/scripts/determine-email-body.sh b/ci/scripts/determine-email-body.sh
index d793ecee0b..1682e27f6d 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/determine-email-body.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/determine-email-body.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 set -e
 
 pushd git-repo > /dev/null
-	PREV_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD^1)
+	PREV_SHA=$( git rev-parse HEAD^1 )
 popd > /dev/null
-PREV_STATUSES=$(curl https://api.github.com/repos/spring-projects/spring-boot/commits/$PREV_SHA/statuses)
-PREV_STATES=$(echo $PREV_STATUSES | jq -r --arg BUILD_JOB_NAME "$BUILD_JOB_NAME" '.[]  | select(.context == $BUILD_JOB_NAME) | .state')
-WAS_PREV_SUCCESSFUL=$(echo $PREV_STATES | grep 'success')
+PREV_STATUSES=$( curl https://api.github.com/repos/spring-projects/spring-boot/commits/$PREV_SHA/statuses )
+PREV_STATES=$( echo $PREV_STATUSES | jq -r --arg BUILD_JOB_NAME "$BUILD_JOB_NAME" '.[]  | select(.context == $BUILD_JOB_NAME) | .state' )
+WAS_PREV_SUCCESSFUL=$( echo "$PREV_STATES" | grep 'success' || true )
 
 if [[ $STATE == "success" ]];then
 	echo "Build SUCCESSFUL ${BUILD_PIPELINE_NAME} / ${BUILD_JOB_NAME}" > email-details/subject