diff --git a/scripts/publish-vsce.sh b/scripts/publish-vsce.sh
index 46bc7606b0f..a6eeefc9c29 100755
--- a/scripts/publish-vsce.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish-vsce.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ printusage() {
 VERSION=$1
 
 CLI_VERSION=$2
-if [[ $VERSION == "" || $CLI_VERSION == ""]]; then
+if [[ ($VERSION == "" || $CLI_VERSION == "") ]]; then
   printusage
   exit 1
 elif [[ ! ($VERSION == "patch" || $VERSION == "minor" || $VERSION == "major") ]]; then
diff --git a/scripts/publish/run.sh b/scripts/publish/run.sh
index 581b865a74a..2523a31813a 100755
--- a/scripts/publish/run.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish/run.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,5 @@ gcloud --project fir-tools-builds \
   builds \
   submit \
   --machine-type=e2-highcpu-8 \
-  --substitutions=_VERSION=$VERSION \
-  --substitutions=_VSCODE_VERSION=$VSCODE_VERSION \
+  --substitutions=_VERSION=$VERSION,_VSCODE_VERSION=$VSCODE_VERSION \
   .
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