diff --git a/.github/scripts/upgrade-sec-scanners-config.sh b/.github/scripts/upgrade-sec-scanners-config.sh
index 520a2a76e..77177b0c9 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/upgrade-sec-scanners-config.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/upgrade-sec-scanners-config.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-IMG_VERSION=${IMG_VERSION"Define IMG_VERSION env"}
+IMG_VERSION=${IMG_VERSION?"Define IMG_VERSION env"}
 
 yq -i ".protecode[] |= sub(\":main\", \":${IMG_VERSION}\")" sec-scanners-config.yaml