diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6df465035..84d10e1bc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -422,10 +422,10 @@ test-rust-stable:
   image: ethcore/rust:stable
   before_script:
     - git submodule update --init --recursive
-    - export RUST_FILES_MODIFIED=$(git --no-pager diff --name-only $CI_BUILD_REF^ $CI_BUILD_REF | grep -v ^js/ | wc -l)
+    - export RUST_FILES_MODIFIED=$(git --no-pager diff --name-only $CI_BUILD_REF^ $CI_BUILD_REF | grep -v -e ^js -e ^\\. -e ^LICENSE -e ^README.md -e ^appveyor.yml -e ^test.sh -e ^windows/ -e ^scripts/ -e^mac/ -e ^nsis/ | wc -l)
   script:
     - export RUST_BACKTRACE=1
-    - if [ "$RUST_FILES_MODIFIED" = 0 ]; then echo "Skipping Rust tests since no Rust files modified."; else ./test.sh $CARGOFLAGS; fi
+    - if [ $RUST_FILES_MODIFIED -eq 0 ]; then echo "Skipping Rust tests since no Rust files modified."; else ./test.sh $CARGOFLAGS; fi
   tags:
     - rust
     - rust-stable
@@ -435,9 +435,9 @@ js-test:
   before_script:
     - git submodule update --init --recursive
     - export JS_FILES_MODIFIED=$(git --no-pager diff --name-only $CI_BUILD_REF^ $CI_BUILD_REF | grep ^js/ | wc -l)
-    - if [ "$JS_FILES_MODIFIED" = 0 ]; then echo "Skipping JS deps install since no JS files modified."; else ./js/scripts/install-deps.sh;fi
+    - if [ $JS_FILES_MODIFIED -eq 0 ]; then echo "Skipping JS deps install since no JS files modified."; else ./js/scripts/install-deps.sh;fi
   script:
-    - if [ "$JS_FILES_MODIFIED" = 0 ]; then echo "Skipping JS lint since no JS files modified."; else ./js/scripts/lint.sh && ./js/scripts/test.sh && ./js/scripts/build.sh; fi
+    - if [ $JS_FILES_MODIFIED -eq 0 ]; then echo "Skipping JS lint since no JS files modified."; else ./js/scripts/lint.sh && ./js/scripts/test.sh && ./js/scripts/build.sh; fi
   tags:
     - rust
     - rust-stable
@@ -480,9 +480,9 @@ js-release:
   before_script:
     - export JS_FILES_MODIFIED=$(git --no-pager diff --name-only $CI_BUILD_REF^ $CI_BUILD_REF | grep ^js/ | wc -l)
     - echo $JS_FILES_MODIFIED
-    - if [ "$JS_FILES_MODIFIED" = 0  ]; then echo "Skipping JS deps install since no JS files modified."; else ./js/scripts/install-deps.sh;fi
+    - if [ $JS_FILES_MODIFIED -eq 0  ]; then echo "Skipping JS deps install since no JS files modified."; else ./js/scripts/install-deps.sh;fi
   script:
     - echo $JS_FILES_MODIFIED
-    - if [ "$JS_FILES_MODIFIED" = 0 ]; then echo "Skipping JS rebuild since no JS files modified."; else ./js/scripts/build.sh && ./js/scripts/release.sh; fi
+    - if [ $JS_FILES_MODIFIED -eq 0 ]; then echo "Skipping JS rebuild since no JS files modified."; else ./js/scripts/build.sh && ./js/scripts/release.sh; fi
   tags:
     - javascript