diff --git a/requirements.hash b/requirements.hash
index cdb241a6..139a4457 100644
--- a/requirements.hash
+++ b/requirements.hash
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bc092ea2321580e3199003febacba83d8204a8590db5b24788632958ad3440bc  ./ci_controller.sh
 539ff1db5a1cee05533a1f431560be008239e1facf930fb4242bc21eeaf0920b  ./clean_package.sh
-a41b7a729390efa74ce6aa78b41107ff57dfd49649011676960dc37cab0a4909  ./helper.sh
+dbb14cb56af2895d5cf5aced0d39fbc5aa20c5ac690430a4baebc17bdb6e5e2b  ./helper.sh
 e1a7e9691bfaba3398eb28ac724a79df5e76f66d243c97f142b2aa415b9bc27f  ./package_version.sh
 6877e23f9225f4d80cbc98de68e37784817e0a9f96b0ca2831f62533bb15f80e  ./run_tests.sh
 5e4629cce7b4552876dc308a659e878b1b196df60327df50f462ec899d6d28ed  ./show_info.sh
diff --git a/scripts/helper.sh b/scripts/helper.sh
index 87cb7951..481458f4 100755
--- a/scripts/helper.sh
+++ b/scripts/helper.sh
@@ -111,36 +111,36 @@ function do_release() {
 		JOHN_PACKAGES_COMMIT="$(git ls-remote -q https://github.com/openwall/john-packages.git HEAD | cut -f1)"
 		JOHN_RELEASE_COMMIT="$(git ls-remote -q https://github.com/openwall/john-packages.git release | cut -f1)"
 	fi
-
-	cat <<-EOF >>../run/Defaults
-		#
-		#   The john-packages repository reference
-		[Repository john-packages]
-		Commit="${JOHN_PACKAGES_COMMIT-Unknown}"
-		Date="$(LANG=C date -u)"
-	EOF
-
-	cat <<-EOF >>../run/Defaults
-		#
-		#   Temporary 'release' branch reference
-		[Repository john-packages, branch release]
-		Commit="${JOHN_RELEASE_COMMIT-Unknown}"
-	EOF
-
-	cat <<-EOF >>../run/Defaults
-		#
-		#   The john (upstream) repository reference
-		[Repository john]
-		Commit="f9fedd238b0b1d69181c1fef033b85c787e96e57"
-	EOF
-
-	cat <<-EOF >>../run/Defaults
-		#
-		#   Hashes of extra or external files used
-		[Extra Files]
-		$(cat requirements.hash)
-	EOF
-
+	{
+		cat <<-EOF
+			#
+			#   The john-packages repository reference
+			[Repository john-packages]
+			Commit="${JOHN_PACKAGES_COMMIT-Unknown}"
+			Date="$(LANG=C date -u)"
+		EOF
+
+		cat <<-EOF
+			#
+			#   Temporary 'release' branch reference
+			[Repository john-packages, branch release]
+			Commit="${JOHN_RELEASE_COMMIT-Unknown}"
+		EOF
+
+		cat <<-EOF
+			#
+			#   The john (upstream) repository reference
+			[Repository john]
+			Commit="f9fedd238b0b1d69181c1fef033b85c787e96e57"
+		EOF
+
+		cat <<-EOF
+			#
+			#   Hashes of extra or external files used
+			[Extra Files]
+			$(cat requirements.hash)
+		EOF
+	} >>../run/Defaults
 	echo "-----------------------------------------------------------"
 	cat ../run/Defaults
 	echo "-----------------------------------------------------------"