diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8555114..430df40 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ deploy-staging:
     - echo "Staging deploy complete."
   after_script:
     - |
-      apk add --no-cache curl > /dev/null 2>&1
-      ISSUES=$(git log --format=%B -1 | grep -oP '#\d+' | tr -d '#' | sort -u)
+      apk add --no-cache curl git > /dev/null 2>&1
+      ISSUES=$(git log --format=%B -1 2>/dev/null | grep -oE '#[0-9]+' | tr -d '#' | sort -u)
       for ISSUE in $ISSUES; do
         curl --silent --request POST \
           --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: ${GITLAB_PAT}" \
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ deploy-production:
     - echo "Production deploy complete."
   after_script:
     - |
-      apk add --no-cache curl > /dev/null 2>&1
-      ISSUES=$(git log --format=%B -1 | grep -oP '#\d+' | tr -d '#' | sort -u)
+      apk add --no-cache curl git > /dev/null 2>&1
+      ISSUES=$(git log --format=%B -1 2>/dev/null | grep -oE '#[0-9]+' | tr -d '#' | sort -u)
       for ISSUE in $ISSUES; do
         curl --silent --request POST \
           --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: ${GITLAB_PAT}" \