diff --git a/gradle/repositories.gradle b/gradle/repositories.gradle
index 6a505b02462b753ba05b3c529fd684aa00243ccb..56042ec61b3913fa3abc4380336735e0b51a2d7e 100644
--- a/gradle/repositories.gradle
+++ b/gradle/repositories.gradle
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ repositories {
   maven {
     url "https://code.usgs.gov/api/v4/groups/160/-/packages/maven"
     name "GitLab"
-    if (System.getenv("CI_JOB_TOKEN") != null) {
+    if (System.getenv("CI_JOB_TOKEN") != 'null') {
       credentials(HttpHeaderCredentials) {
         name = 'Job-Token'
         value = System.getenv("CI_JOB_TOKEN")