diff --git a/.ci/pipeline_definitions b/.ci/pipeline_definitions
index 1d3535e086..38c27524e3 100644
--- a/.ci/pipeline_definitions
+++ b/.ci/pipeline_definitions
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ dashboard:
       steps:
         verify:
           vars:
-            SARIF: '"yes"'
+            SARIF: 'yes'
     release:
       traits:
         version:
diff --git a/.ci/verify b/.ci/verify
index 50973bfb82..0102bba2bc 100755
--- a/.ci/verify
+++ b/.ci/verify
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ yarn constraints
 yarn workspace @gardener-dashboard/charts run test
 
 # Run linting
-if [ "${SARIF+no}" = yes ] ; then
+if [ "$SARIF" = "yes" ] ; then
   # supposed to be run in release jobs
   make lint-sarif
 else