diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-image.yml b/.github/workflows/build-image.yml
index b6bc39d64..ab61530cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-image.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ jobs:
           if [[ $GITHUB_EVENT_NAME == 'push' ]]; then
             echo 'TAGS=${{ github.ref_name }}' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           elif [[ $GITHUB_EVENT_NAME == 'merge_group' ]]; then
-            {
               echo 'TAGS=${{ github.event.merge_group.head_sha }}' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           else
             {
diff --git a/hack/await_image.sh b/hack/await_image.sh
index 780e076f0..32400b13d 100755
--- a/hack/await_image.sh
+++ b/hack/await_image.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ START_TIME=$SECONDS
 
 until $(skopeo list-tags ${PROTOCOL}${IMAGE_REPO} | jq '.Tags|any(. == env.TRIGGER)'); do
   if (( SECONDS - START_TIME > TIMEOUT )); then
-    echo "Timeout reached: ${IMAGE_REPO}:${COMMIT_SHA} not found within $(( TIMEOUT/60 )) minutes"
+    echo "Timeout reached: ${IMAGE_REPO}:${TRIGGER} not found within $(( TIMEOUT/60 )) minutes"
     exit 1
   fi
   echo "Waiting for binary image: ${IMAGE_REPO}:${TRIGGER}"