diff --git a/ci-tools/update-nixpkgs b/ci-tools/update-nixpkgs
index c89e48be0f887e0b50e688cde1e15ceb9d4a2c1c..7fcb2c7234439dbfd2516fadf12a07da655453ac 100755
--- a/ci-tools/update-nixpkgs
+++ b/ci-tools/update-nixpkgs
@@ -77,4 +77,4 @@ print(json.dumps({
 print("```")
 ' "${DIFF}")
 
-echo curl -X POST --data "${BODY}" --header "Content-Type: application/json" --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: ${UPDATE_NIXPKGS_PRIVATE_TOKEN}" "https://${HOST}/api/v4/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/merge_requests"
+curl -X POST --data "${BODY}" --header "Content-Type: application/json" --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: ${UPDATE_NIXPKGS_PRIVATE_TOKEN}" "https://${HOST}/api/v4/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/merge_requests"