changes to the pipeline

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ initial_build:
     # Read the value of DOCKER_LATEST_IMAGE_EXISTS from the artifact
     - export DOCKER_LATEST_IMAGE_EXISTS=$(cat docker_latest_image.txt)
     # if the image does not exist, build it
-    - if $DOCKER_LATEST_IMAGE_EXISTS=false; then /kaniko/executor --context $CI_PROJECT_DIR --dockerfile $CI_PROJECT_DIR/Dockerfile --destination $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH; else echo "Docker image already exists"; fi
+    - if [ "$DOCKER_LATEST_IMAGE_EXISTS" == "false" ]; then /kaniko/executor --context $CI_PROJECT_DIR --dockerfile $CI_PROJECT_DIR/Dockerfile --destination $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH; else echo "Docker image already exists"; fi
   rules: # if the image is pushed into main branch, the build_main job will run
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH
       changes: