diff --git a/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg b/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
index 62962f42..a36fc106 100644
--- a/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
+++ b/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
@@ -2768,8 +2768,8 @@ get_variable "ostree_repo_fetched"
 OSTREE_REPO_FETCHED=$?
 
 # Fetch ostree
+sw_release="xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx"  # updated by the build
 if [ "${controller}" = true ] ; then
-    sw_release="xxxPLATFORM_RELEASExxx"  # updated by the build
 
     # -1 is all commits, positive number is that number of last commits
     commits="--depth=-1"