diff --git a/automation_tools/pre_build_automation.sh b/automation_tools/pre_build_automation.sh
index b2b7ed31..0c47f854 100755
--- a/automation_tools/pre_build_automation.sh
+++ b/automation_tools/pre_build_automation.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ automation_task_list=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/automation_tools/automation_task_list.c
 current_branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
 
 # During the PR automated tests instead of the branch name is returned "HEAD", fixing it
-if [ $current_branch == "HEAD" ]: then
+if [ $current_branch == "HEAD" ]; then
   echo "Looks like we are on a PR environment, retrieving the branch name from which the PR is raised."
   current_branch=$(echo $GITHUB_REF | sed 's@refs/heads/@@')
   echo "The branch name from which the PR is raised is \"$current_branch\"."