diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
index 03170c86c..57776f3cf 100755
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/scripts/test.sh
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ lgtm)
 			-H 'Accept: application/json' \
 			-H "Authorization: Bearer ${LGTM_TOKEN}" > lgtm.res || exit $?
 		lgtm_check_url=$(jq -r '."task-result-url"' lgtm.res)
-		if [ "$lgtm_check_url" = "null" ]; then
-			cat lgtm.res | jq
+		if [ -z "$lgtm_check_url" -o "$lgtm_check_url" = "null" ]; then
+			cat lgtm.res
 			exit 1
 		fi
 		lgtm_url=$(jq -r '."task-result"."results-url"' lgtm.res)