diff --git a/utils/run-tests.sh b/utils/run-tests.sh
index 042a47bc29..2d202c8714 100755
--- a/utils/run-tests.sh
+++ b/utils/run-tests.sh
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ log info "Installing dependencies from 'requirements-tests.txt'"
 pip install --upgrade -r "${TOPDIR}/requirements-tests.txt"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2119
-[ -z "SKIP_ANSIBLE" ] || install_ansible
+[ -z "SKIP_ANSIBLE" ] && install_ansible
 
 # Ansible configuration
 export ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH="${TOPDIR}/roles"