diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/ghpages.sh b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/ghpages.sh
index 6429e8f7..794398e4 100755
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/ghpages.sh
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/ghpages.sh
@@ -345,6 +345,8 @@ assert_properties
 set_default_props
 check_if_anything_to_sync
 if echo $VERSION | egrep -q 'SNAPSHOT' || [[ -z "${VERSION}" ]]; then
+    CLONE=""
+    VERSION=""
     retrieve_current_branch
 else
     switch_to_tag