diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
index eddd390e751985bb984fd4c8bc426f11ba40bcb0..79ac19b3c70dd3e4441c47ebfdd114125d37039e 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ stages:
     fi
   }
 
-  if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE_CHECK_UPDATE_DISABLED" ]]; then check_for_update gitleaks "1.2.0"; fi
+  if [[ "$TEMPLATE_CHECK_UPDATE_DISABLED" != "true" ]]; then check_for_update gitleaks "1.2.0"; fi
   unscope_variables
 
   # ENDSCRIPT