diff --git a/azure-pipelines-ci.yml b/azure-pipelines-ci.yml
index 789f8f6a32f4d..19c185894cfd2 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines-ci.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines-ci.yml
@@ -38,10 +38,14 @@ jobs:
 
   strategy:
     matrix:
-      commit-checker: {}
-      linux-amd64-clang-3.8: {}
-      linux-amd64-gcc-6: {}
-      linux-i386-gcc-6: {}
+      commit-checker:
+        Tag: 'commit-checker'
+      linux-amd64-clang-3.8:
+        Tag: 'linux-amd64-clang-3.8'
+      linux-amd64-gcc-6:
+        Tag: 'linux-amd64-gcc-6'
+      linux-i386-gcc-6:
+        Tag: 'linux-i386-gcc-6'
 
   steps:
   - template: azure-pipelines/templates/ci-git-rebase.yml
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
   - template: azure-pipelines/templates/linux-build.yml
     parameters:
       Image: compile-farm-ci
-      Tag: $(Agent.JobName)
+      Tag: $(Tag)
 
 - job: macos
   displayName: 'MacOS'
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/templates/linux-build.yml b/azure-pipelines/templates/linux-build.yml
index 7f442904c45fb..a173f3364d04b 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/templates/linux-build.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/templates/linux-build.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ steps:
   ${{ if eq(parameters.Image, 'compile-farm-ci') }}:
     displayName: 'Build and test'
     # Run the commit-checker only if it is a Pull Request
-    condition: and(succeeded(), or(ne(variables['Agent.JobName'], 'commit-checker'), eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest')))
+    condition: and(succeeded(), or(not(contains(variables['Agent.JobName'], 'commit-checker')), eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest')))
   inputs:
     command: 'Run an image'
     imageName: openttd/${{ parameters.Image }}:${{ parameters.Tag }}
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/templates/release.yml b/azure-pipelines/templates/release.yml
index 7628d3c91ed77..0297782f18f17 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/templates/release.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/templates/release.yml
@@ -110,14 +110,22 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        linux-ubuntu-xenial-i386-gcc: {}
-        linux-ubuntu-xenial-amd64-gcc: {}
-        linux-ubuntu-bionic-i386-gcc: {}
-        linux-ubuntu-bionic-amd64-gcc: {}
-        linux-debian-jessie-i386-gcc: {}
-        linux-debian-jessie-amd64-gcc: {}
-        linux-debian-stretch-i386-gcc: {}
-        linux-debian-stretch-amd64-gcc: {}
+        linux-ubuntu-xenial-i386-gcc:
+          Tag: 'linux-ubuntu-xenial-i386-gcc'
+        linux-ubuntu-xenial-amd64-gcc:
+          Tag: 'linux-ubuntu-xenial-amd64-gcc'
+        linux-ubuntu-bionic-i386-gcc:
+          Tag: 'linux-ubuntu-bionic-i386-gcc'
+        linux-ubuntu-bionic-amd64-gcc:
+          Tag: 'linux-ubuntu-bionic-amd64-gcc'
+        linux-debian-jessie-i386-gcc:
+          Tag: 'linux-ubuntu-jessie-i386-gcc'
+        linux-debian-jessie-amd64-gcc:
+          Tag: 'linux-ubuntu-jessie-amd64-gcc'
+        linux-debian-stretch-i386-gcc:
+          Tag: 'linux-ubuntu-stretch-i386-gcc'
+        linux-debian-stretch-amd64-gcc:
+          Tag: 'linux-ubuntu-stretch-amd64-gcc'
 
     steps:
     - template: release-fetch-source.yml
@@ -125,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
       parameters:
         Image: compile-farm
         ContainerCommand: '$(Build.BuildNumber)'
-        Tag: $(Agent.JobName)
+        Tag: $(Tag)
     - template: linux-claim-bundles.yml
     - template: release-bundles.yml