diff --git a/scripts/prepare_changelog.sh b/scripts/prepare_changelog.sh
index 19eb2e45234..d0bc4b96438 100755
--- a/scripts/prepare_changelog.sh
+++ b/scripts/prepare_changelog.sh
@@ -14,28 +14,26 @@ if [ -z $LAST_RELEASE ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -z "$(which jq)" ]; then
-    DO_PR_CHECK=0
     echo "jq command not found"
     return 1
 fi
-if ! (($+commands[gh])); then
-    DO_PR_CHECK=0
+
+if [ -z "$(which jq)" ]; then
     echo "gh command not found"
     return 1
 fi
 
 get_prs(){
-	release_time="$(gh release view --json "createdAt" --jq '.createdAt' ${LAST_RELEASE})"
-	gh pr list -s merged -S "merged:>=$release_time -label:documentation -label:automated -label:tech-debt -label:website -label:legal -label:docs -author:hc-github-team-packer" --json "number" --jq '.[]|.number' | while read line
+   release_time="$(gh release view --json "createdAt" --jq '.createdAt' ${LAST_RELEASE})"
+   gh pr list -s merged -S "merged:>=$release_time -label:documentation -label:automated -label:tech-debt -label:website -label:legal -label:docs -author:hc-github-team-packer" --json "number" --jq '.[]|.number' \
+   | while read line
     do
-        grep -q "GH-${line}" CHANGELOG.md
-        if grep -q "GH-${line}" CHANGELOG.md then
+        if grep -q "GH-${line}" CHANGELOG.md; then
             echo $line
         fi
     done | while read PR_NUM
     do
         out=$(gh pr view ${PR_NUM} --json "title,labels,url" > pull.json)
-        exy="$?"
         if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
             echo "bad response from github: manually check PR ${PR_NUM}"
             continue