diff --git a/gitlab/before_build.sh b/gitlab/before_build.sh
index b8a3a3c3b664bec2cc2bec25796b4a78864a1ab9..a9e674ab2b00ab720d3523fdb9438915020ea564 100755
--- a/gitlab/before_build.sh
+++ b/gitlab/before_build.sh
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ anaconda_upload: false #!final
 ssl_verify: false #!final
 channels: #!final
 EOF
+
 if [ -z "${CI_COMMIT_TAG}" ]; then
-  run_cmd echo "  - ${CONDA_BETA_CHANNEL}" >> ${CONDARC}
+  echo "  - ${CONDA_BETA_CHANNEL}" >> ${CONDARC}
 fi
-run_cmd echo "  - ${CONDA_CHANNEL}" >> ${CONDARC}
-run_cmd echo "  - defaults" >> ${CONDARC}
+echo "  - ${CONDA_CHANNEL}" >> ${CONDARC}
+echo "  - defaults" >> ${CONDARC}
 
 # displays contents of our configuration
 echo "Contents of \`${CONDARC}':"