diff --git a/package/build_boards_manager_package.sh b/package/build_boards_manager_package.sh
index 3934f6146..e439c7ba5 100755
--- a/package/build_boards_manager_package.sh
+++ b/package/build_boards_manager_package.sh
@@ -125,20 +125,19 @@ cat $srcdir/package/package_esp8266com_index.template.json | \
     jq "$jq_arg" > package_esp8266com_index.json
 
 #force
-echo "1=${CI_GITHUB_API_KEY}"
-CI_GITHUB_API_KEY="vt6StBC+ghqnh8YrreNo3wAzGGddJ2S4YpVZkz4S84xLEGWkIEghQhTrjlhzjBsrnHfLNko4tz9EsNx0yQ8yBlPOdReETGAkqnAU7PSPFss0qGcCRUXYtozNjbFQq6TWIxECK4xq40R9tE6NyeOpm9AYJtwF/v18u2T+T9qSgGQ="
-echo "2=${CI_GITHUB_API_KEY}"
+#echo "1=${CI_GITHUB_API_KEY}"
+#CI_GITHUB_API_KEY="vt6StBC+ghqnh8YrreNo3wAzGGddJ2S4YpVZkz4S84xLEGWkIEghQhTrjlhzjBsrnHfLNko4tz9EsNx0yQ8yBlPOdReETGAkqnAU7PSPFss0qGcCRUXYtozNjbFQq6TWIxECK4xq40R9tE6NyeOpm9AYJtwF/v18u2T+T9qSgGQ="
+#echo "2=${CI_GITHUB_API_KEY}"
 
 # Use Github API token, if available
 curl_gh_token_arg=()
-if [ ! -z "$CI_GITHUB_API_KEY" ]; then
+if [ -z "$CI_GITHUB_API_KEY" ]; then
+    echo "curl: not using API key"
+else
     curl_gh_token_arg=(-H "Authorization: token $CI_GITHUB_API_KEY")
 fi
 # Get previous release name
-echo "debug: curl --silent -D /dev/stderr ${curl_gh_token_arg[@]}"
-curl --silent -D /dev/stderr ${curl_gh_token_arg[@]} https://api.github.com/repos/esp8266/Arduino/releases > releases.json || \
-curl --silent -D /dev/stderr                         https://api.github.com/repos/esp8266/Arduino/releases > releases.json || \
-exit 0
+curl --silent -D /dev/stderr ${curl_gh_token_arg[@]} https://api.github.com/repos/esp8266/Arduino/releases > releases.json
 
 # Previous final release (prerelase == false)
 prev_release=$(jq -r '. | map(select(.draft == false and .prerelease == false)) | sort_by(.created_at | - fromdateiso8601) | .[0].tag_name' releases.json)