diff --git a/ci_tests/cleanup_basic_grb_test.sh b/ci_tests/cleanup_basic_grb_test.sh
index 349910e49322047a9aa54851087d8df822c667a5..2de195f25a91bfb144050f086cf3cf0a6cd8a1da 100755
--- a/ci_tests/cleanup_basic_grb_test.sh
+++ b/ci_tests/cleanup_basic_grb_test.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ check_and_uninstall() {
         return
     fi
     debug "Uninstalling ${release_name}"
-    helm uninstall -n "${ns}" "${release_name}" | error "Could not uninstall chart $release_name"
+    helm uninstall -n "${ns}" "${release_name}" || error "Could not uninstall chart $release_name"
 }
 
 ns=$(./helpers/get_namespace.sh)