diff --git a/lambdas/upload_ecr.sh b/lambdas/upload_ecr.sh
index c0859e61c98..96fb2fda6c8 100755
--- a/lambdas/upload_ecr.sh
+++ b/lambdas/upload_ecr.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ regions=$(aws ec2 describe-regions --query "Regions[].{Name:RegionName}" --outpu
 
 for region in $regions
 do
-    if [[ region == "eu-south-2" ]]
+    if [[ $region == "eu-south-2" ]]
     then
         continue
     fi