diff --git a/shared/applicability/bootc.yml b/shared/applicability/bootc.yml
index e651ae954bf..edc7d5067ad 100644
--- a/shared/applicability/bootc.yml
+++ b/shared/applicability/bootc.yml
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ title: Bootable containers
 # containers don't contain kernel.
 #
 check_id: bootc
-bash_conditional: "{ rpm --quiet -q kernel } && { rpm --quiet -q rpm-ostree } && { rpm --quiet -q bootc }"
+bash_conditional: "{ rpm --quiet -q kernel ;} && { rpm --quiet -q rpm-ostree ;} && { rpm --quiet -q bootc ;}"
 ansible_conditional: '"kernel" in ansible_facts.packages and "rpm-ostree" in ansible_facts.packages and "bootc" in ansible_facts.packages'