diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 0b4a40c2..5cd513ef 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ PY
         script {
           env.FLUX_BRANCH = sh(
             returnStdout: true,
-            script: "awk '/branch:/{print $2; exit}' clusters/atlas/flux-system/gotk-sync.yaml"
+            script: "awk '/branch:/{print \\$2; exit}' clusters/atlas/flux-system/gotk-sync.yaml"
           ).trim()
           if (!env.FLUX_BRANCH) {
             error('Flux branch not found in gotk-sync.yaml')
diff --git a/services/logging/Jenkinsfile.data-prepper b/services/logging/Jenkinsfile.data-prepper
index 1e9b1a3b..6011727c 100644
--- a/services/logging/Jenkinsfile.data-prepper
+++ b/services/logging/Jenkinsfile.data-prepper
@@ -222,9 +222,8 @@ EOF
           if [ "${status}" != "ok" ]; then
             gate_glue_check="failed"
           fi
-          if ! cat <<METRICS | curl -fsS --data-binary @- "${gateway}/metrics/job/platform-quality-ci/suite/${suite}" >/dev/null; then
+          cat <<METRICS | curl -fsS --data-binary @- "${gateway}/metrics/job/platform-quality-ci/suite/${suite}" >/dev/null || \
             echo "warning: metrics push failed for suite=${suite}" >&2
-          fi
 # TYPE platform_quality_gate_runs_total counter
 platform_quality_gate_runs_total{suite="${suite}",status="ok"} ${ok_count}
 platform_quality_gate_runs_total{suite="${suite}",status="failed"} ${failed_count}