diff --git a/tools/packaging/release/release.sh b/tools/packaging/release/release.sh
index 9d9afea151..bfee358705 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/release/release.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/release/release.sh
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ function _check_required_env_var()
 
 	[ -z "${env_var}" ] && \
 		_die "\"${1}\" environment variable is required but was not set"
+
+	return 0
 }
 
 function _next_release_version()