diff --git a/git-get-repo-and-build.sh b/git-get-repo-and-build.sh
index 9fd68b0..89a6e1b 100755
--- a/git-get-repo-and-build.sh
+++ b/git-get-repo-and-build.sh
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ fi
 # See if repo exits in git
 if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "check if $REPO_NAME in $ORG_NAME exists on $GITEAHOST" ; fi 
 BRANCHES= 
-if [ $BRANCH ] ; then $BRANCHES="/branches/${BRANCH#*=}" ; fi
+if [ $BRANCH ] ; then BRANCHES="/branches/${BRANCH#*=}" ; fi
 RESPONSE=$(curl $SILENT -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$GITEAHOST/api/v1/repos/$ORG_NAME/$REPO_NAME$BRANCHES")
 if [ "$RESPONSE" == "200" ]; then
   if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "Repository for $ORG_NAME/$REPO_NAME exists!" ; fi