diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift/microshift/manage-versions-releases/openshift-microshift-manage-versions-releases-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift/microshift/manage-versions-releases/openshift-microshift-manage-versions-releases-commands.sh
index 901695d29cc33..5bb7b7ddbff52 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift/microshift/manage-versions-releases/openshift-microshift-manage-versions-releases-commands.sh
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift/microshift/manage-versions-releases/openshift-microshift-manage-versions-releases-commands.sh
@@ -53,16 +53,18 @@ mkdir -p ./_output
 # sudo to allow dnf to update the cache
 sudo -E ./scripts/release-notes/gen_gh_releases.sh rhocp --ci-job-branch "${BRANCH}" query --output /tmp/releases.json
 
+set +x
+APP_ID="\$(cat /tmp/app_id)"
+export APP_ID
+export CLIENT_KEY=/tmp/key.pem
+set -x
+
 # gen_gh_release.sh rhocp is expected to only run against branches synced the main to not duplicate efforts.
 # For branches synced with main see https://github.com/openshift/microshift/issues/1239.
 # Otherwise, it exits with 0 and does not create /tmp/releases.json file.
 # We need to skip creation of GH releases and proceed to common_versions.sh update.
 if [ -f /tmp/releases.json ]; then
     cat /tmp/releases.json
-
-    APP_ID="\$(cat /tmp/app_id)"
-    export APP_ID
-    export CLIENT_KEY=/tmp/key.pem
     ./scripts/release-notes/gen_gh_releases.sh rhocp --ci-job-branch "${BRANCH}" publish ${DRY_RUN} --input /tmp/releases.json
 fi