diff --git a/scripts/gitlab-test.sh b/scripts/gitlab-test.sh
index beafdfdf8de..812317a2704 100755
--- a/scripts/gitlab-test.sh
+++ b/scripts/gitlab-test.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -e # fail on any error
 set -u # treat unset variables as error
 if [[ "$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME" = "beta" || "$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME" = "stable" ]]; then
-  export GIT_COMPARE=$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME;
+  export GIT_COMPARE=$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME~;
 else
   export GIT_COMPARE=master;
 fi