diff --git a/scripts/annotate-license.sh b/scripts/annotate-license.sh
index 4c27c0dacfe266d1796906863b9f7007eb3a726f..4a249fd903a15527a0a0c0b3d057f908f951bf09 100755
--- a/scripts/annotate-license.sh
+++ b/scripts/annotate-license.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ EXIT_CODE="${?}"
 for file in $(git diff --name-only); do
     if ! echo "${UNSTAGED}" | grep -q "\b${file}\b"; then
         echo -e "${GREEN}Please stage ${file} for the commit${NC}"
-        EXIT_CODE=$((${EXIT_CODE} | 2))
+        EXIT_CODE=$((EXIT_CODE | 2))
     fi
 done