diff --git a/backports/.Base.gitlab-ci.yml b/backports/.Base.gitlab-ci.yml
index 08175fe0b41f54f56c4aee783a8d2794488e6974..3c11fbbed29b57fa45c8feadbc6dadf8902e72c0 100644
--- a/backports/.Base.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/backports/.Base.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ variables:
     - |
       echo "You are using the OpenTofu CI/CD template on GitLab.com which is not recommended."
       echo "This template is available for self-managed customers until CI/CD components are available to them and it will be removed asap."
-      echo ""
+      echo " "
       echo "We recommed that you migrate to the OpenTofu CI/CD component instead."
       echo "The OpenTofu CI/CD component with a default configuration can be included as follows:"
-      echo ""
+      echo " "
       echo "include:"
       echo "  - component: gitlab.com/components/opentofu/full-pipeline@0.1.0"
       echo "    inputs:"
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ variables:
       echo "      opentofu_version: 1.6.0"
       echo ""
       echo "stages: [validate, test, build, deploy]"
-      echo ""
+      echo " "
       echo "You can read about more about the OpenTofu CI/CD component here:"
       echo "https://gitlab.com/components/opentofu"
     - 'false'
diff --git a/backports/OpenTofu/Base.gitlab-ci.yml b/backports/OpenTofu/Base.gitlab-ci.yml
index 356712e94941c2ba60c0da6f839f7c980d970819..1c00ff4bb455cc13313ca91ab47ebaf460db9296 100644
--- a/backports/OpenTofu/Base.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/backports/OpenTofu/Base.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ variables:
     - |
       echo "You are using the OpenTofu CI/CD template on GitLab.com which is not recommended."
       echo "This template is available for self-managed customers until CI/CD components are available to them and it will be removed asap."
-      echo ""
+      echo " "
       echo "We recommed that you migrate to the OpenTofu CI/CD component instead."
       echo "The OpenTofu CI/CD component with a default configuration can be included as follows:"
-      echo ""
+      echo " "
       echo "include:"
       echo "  - component: gitlab.com/components/opentofu/full-pipeline@0.1.0"
       echo "    inputs:"
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ variables:
       echo "      opentofu_version: 1.6.0"
       echo ""
       echo "stages: [validate, test, build, deploy]"
-      echo ""
+      echo " "
       echo "You can read about more about the OpenTofu CI/CD component here:"
       echo "https://gitlab.com/components/opentofu"
     - 'false'