diff --git a/Bitrise/tag_releasing_bitrise.yml b/Bitrise/tag_releasing_bitrise.yml
index c909f6ec..6a125a21 100644
--- a/Bitrise/tag_releasing_bitrise.yml
+++ b/Bitrise/tag_releasing_bitrise.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,16 @@ workflows:
     - script:
         inputs:
         - content: |-
+            #!/usr/bin/env bash
+            set -ex
+
+            if [ ! -d "Submodules/WeTransfer-iOS-CI" ] ; then
+              # file does not exist - simply exit with success
+              exit 0
+            fi
+
             # Get the latest master branch for WeTransfer-iOS-CI if the submodule exists
-            [ -d "Submodules/WeTransfer-iOS-CI" ] && git submodule update --remote --no-fetch Submodules/WeTransfer-iOS-CI
+            git submodule update --remote --no-fetch Submodules/WeTransfer-iOS-CI
         title: Update WeTransfer-iOS-CI submodule
     - bitrise-step-install-bundler: {}
     - script:
diff --git a/Bitrise/testing_bitrise.yml b/Bitrise/testing_bitrise.yml
index 1260f9b3..22159870 100644
--- a/Bitrise/testing_bitrise.yml
+++ b/Bitrise/testing_bitrise.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,16 @@ workflows:
     - script:
         inputs:
         - content: |-
+            #!/usr/bin/env bash
+            set -ex
+
+            if [ ! -d "Submodules/WeTransfer-iOS-CI" ] ; then
+              # file does not exist - simply exit with success
+              exit 0
+            fi
+
             # Get the latest master branch for WeTransfer-iOS-CI if the submodule exists
-            [ -d "Submodules/WeTransfer-iOS-CI" ] && git submodule update --remote --no-fetch Submodules/WeTransfer-iOS-CI
+            git submodule update --remote --no-fetch Submodules/WeTransfer-iOS-CI
         title: Update WeTransfer-iOS-CI submodule
     - bitrise-step-install-bundler: {}
     - script: