diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b034dc5b2ddc7c670355024577b0ac4865eb130f..18ce9eeec23c8e3b0f0126f05c59c8e05a0fccd2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,5 @@ build-list:
     - git config --global user.email "$GITLAB_USER_EMAIL"
 
   script: 
-    - node build_list.js
-    - node validate_json.js
-    - git add list/e_trackers.json
-    - git commit -m "Auto update trackers list"
-    - git push origin HEAD:main
+    - doupdate.sh
+
diff --git a/build_list.js b/build_list.js
index 6b986608777fbb2373a6f4f633f8835f73bb4a08..aa2dca26cfd8c7e95f0356b8b02c5e8e35bc5ffa 100644
--- a/build_list.js
+++ b/build_list.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ const https = require('https')
 const fs = require('fs')
 const url = require('url')
 
+const EXIT_CODE_NO_CHANGES = 5
+
 function fetch(url) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       https.get(url, (response) => {
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ fetch(adawayUri)
 })
 .then(toto => {
     if (listHasNoChanges()) {
+    	process.exitCode = EXIT_CODE_NO_CHANGES
         throw "No changes in trackers, abort updating."
     }
 })
@@ -69,8 +72,10 @@ fetch(adawayUri)
     console.log("DONE")
 })
 .catch(err => {
+    if (process.exitCode === undefined) {
+        process.exitCode = 1
+    }
     console.log(err)
-    process.exit(1)
 })
 
 
diff --git a/doupdate.sh b/doupdate.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..213f8ca66c68a134487a8beaaf40e32f3ca60c51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doupdate.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+
+node build_list.js
+
+RETVAL=$?
+
+case "$RETVAL" in
+    "0")
+        node validate_json.js
+        git add list/e_trackers.json
+        git commit -m "Auto update trackers list"
+        git push origin HEAD:main
+        ;;
+    "5")
+        RETVAL=0
+        ;;
+    *)
+        ;;
+esac
+
+exit $RETVAL