diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/gerrit.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/gerrit.yaml
index 91e6e57cc0..a4d757ba7f 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/gerrit.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/gerrit.yaml
@@ -104,10 +104,7 @@
     builders:
       - shell: |
           #!/bin/bash -xe
-          if [[ ! -d "gerrit"]]
-          then
-            mkdir gerrit
-          fi
+          mkdir -p gerrit
           cd gerrit
           /usr/local/jenkins/slave_scripts/gerrit-git-prep.sh https://review.openstack.org http://zuul.openstack.org git://git.openstack.org
       - shell: |
@@ -146,10 +143,7 @@
     builders:
       - shell: |
           #!/bin/bash -xe
-          if [[ ! -d "gerrit"]]
-          then
-            mkdir gerrit
-          fi
+          mkdir -p gerrit
           cd gerrit
           /usr/local/jenkins/slave_scripts/gerrit-git-prep.sh https://review.openstack.org http://zuul.openstack.org git://git.openstack.org
       - shell: |
@@ -184,10 +178,7 @@
     builders:
       - shell: |
           #!/bin/bash -xe
-          if [[ ! -d "gerrit"]]
-          then
-            mkdir gerrit
-          fi
+          mkdir -p gerrit
           cd gerrit
           /usr/local/jenkins/slave_scripts/gerrit-git-prep.sh https://review.openstack.org http://zuul.openstack.org git://git.openstack.org
       - shell: |