diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 16c1104c..4974318c 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ function create_variant() {
 	fi
 
 	for arch in i386 amd64; do
-		travisEnv='\n    - env: VERSION='"$1"' VARIANT='"$variant"' ARCH='"$arch$travisEnv"
+		travisEnv='    - env: VERSION='"$1"' VARIANT='"$variant"' ARCH='"$arch"'\n'"$travisEnv"
 	done
 }
 
@@ -160,9 +160,10 @@ for version in "${versions_beta[@]}"; do
 	fi
 done
 
+# remove everything after '- stage: test images'
+travis="$(awk '!p; /- stage: test images/ {p=1}' .travis.yml)"
+echo "$travis" > .travis.yml
+
 # replace the fist '-' with ' '
 travisEnv="$(echo "$travisEnv" | sed '0,/-/{s/-/ /}')"
-
-# update .travis.yml
-travis="$(awk -v 'RS=\n\n' '$1 == "-" && $2 == "stage:" && $3 == "test" && $4 == "images" { $0 = "    - stage: test images'"$travisEnv"'" } { printf "%s%s", $0, RS }' .travis.yml)"
-echo "$travis"  > .travis.yml
+printf "$travisEnv" >> .travis.yml