diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 8a31f4390..97aa3ebfd 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ pipeline {
         stage('SonarQube Quality Gate') {
 		    steps {
                 timeout(time: 1, unit: 'HOURS') { 
-                    def qg = waitForQualityGate() 
-                    if (qg.status != 'OK') {
-                        error "Pipeline aborted due to quality gate failure: ${qg.status}"
+				    script {
+                        def qg = waitForQualityGate() 
+                        if (qg.status != 'OK') {
+                            error "Pipeline aborted due to quality gate failure: ${qg.status}"
+                        }
                     }
                 }
 			}