diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7016472..1d95216 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,17 @@ sync-elo:
     - schedules
   script:
     - python3 scripts/sync-elo.py
-    - git config user.email "ci@gateway-gamers.net"
-    - git config user.name "GG CI Bot"
-    - git remote set-url origin "https://oauth2:${GITLAB_PUSH_TOKEN}@gl.mando.club/mandalore/40k-rankings.gateway-gamers.net.git"
+    - git config user.email ci@gateway-gamers.net
+    - 'git config user.name "GG CI Bot"'
+    - 'git remote set-url origin "https://oauth2:${GITLAB_PUSH_TOKEN}@gl.mando.club/mandalore/40k-rankings.gateway-gamers.net.git"'
     - git add public/elo-data.json
-    - git diff --staged --quiet && echo "No ELO changes." || (git commit -m "sync: update ELO data" && git push origin HEAD:main)
+    - |
+      if git diff --staged --quiet; then
+        echo "No ELO changes, skipping commit."
+      else
+        git commit -m 'sync: update ELO data'
+        git push origin HEAD:main
+      fi
 
 # Build and deploy skip on scheduled pipelines — the robot push above
 # triggers its own normal pipeline that handles the actual build + deploy.