diff --git a/contrib/release b/contrib/release
index ba84f17dc..82322a862 100755
--- a/contrib/release
+++ b/contrib/release
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ fn-publish-package() {
         EXIT_CODE="$ex"
       fi
     done
-  else:
+  else
     log-info "(release-dokku) pushing ${RELEASE_TYPE} to packagecloud.com/${REPOSITORY}/${DIST}"
     package_cloud push "${REPOSITORY}/${DIST}" "$PACKAGE_NAME"
     EXIT_CODE="$?"