@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ function setup_develop {

     # ``errexit`` requires us to trap the exit code when the repo is changed

     local update_requirements=$(cd $project_dir && git diff --exit-code >/dev/null || echo "changed")

-    if [[ $update_requirements = "changed" ]]; then

+    if [[ $update_requirements != "changed" ]]; then

         (cd $REQUIREMENTS_DIR; \

             $SUDO_CMD python update.py $project_dir)

     fi

@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ function setup_develop {

     # a variable that tells us whether or not we should UNDO the requirements

     # changes (this will be set to False in the OpenStack ci gate)

     if [ $UNDO_REQUIREMENTS = "True" ]; then

-        if [[ $update_requirements = "changed" ]]; then

+        if [[ $update_requirements != "changed" ]]; then

             (cd $project_dir && git reset --hard)

         fi

     fi