diff --git a/ci-build.sh b/ci-build.sh
index 01cd1cb..1977c2b 100755
--- a/ci-build.sh
+++ b/ci-build.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ build() {
     echo "Drone tag set, let's do a release"
     VERSION=${DRONE_TAG}
     echo "${PROJECTNAME} ${VERSION}" > /build/VERSION
-  else
+  elif [[ ! -z ${DRONE_COMMIT} ]]
+  then
     echo "Drone not set, let's only do a build"
     VERSION=${DRONE_COMMIT}
   fi