diff --git a/.cicd/generate-pipeline.sh b/.cicd/generate-pipeline.sh
index 06762f8358e..67b549e2b22 100755
--- a/.cicd/generate-pipeline.sh
+++ b/.cicd/generate-pipeline.sh
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ echo $PLATFORMS_JSON_ARRAY | jq -cr '.[]' | while read -r PLATFORM_JSON; do
     agents:
       queue: "$BUILDKITE_BUILD_AGENT_QUEUE"
     timeout: ${TIMEOUT:-180}
-    skip: $(echo "$PLATFORM_JSON" | jq -r '.PLATFORM_SKIP_VAR | env[.]')${SKIP_BUILD}
+    skip: $(echo "$PLATFORM_JSON" | jq -r '.PLATFORM_SKIP_VAR | env[.] // empty')${SKIP_BUILD}
 
 EOF
     else
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ EOF
       PROJECT_TAG: $(echo "$PLATFORM_JSON" | jq -r .HASHED_IMAGE_TAG)
     timeout: ${TIMEOUT:-180}
     agents: "queue=mac-anka-large-node-fleet"
-    skip: $(echo "$PLATFORM_JSON" | jq -r '.PLATFORM_SKIP_VAR | env[.]')${SKIP_BUILD}
+    skip: $(echo "$PLATFORM_JSON" | jq -r '.PLATFORM_SKIP_VAR | env[.] // empty')${SKIP_BUILD}
 
 EOF
     fi
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ if [[ "$DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE" != 'Debug' ]]; then
       manual:
         permit_on_passed: true
     timeout: ${TIMEOUT:-30}
-    skip: $(echo "$PLATFORM_JSON" | jq -r '.PLATFORM_SKIP_VAR | env[.]')${SKIP_UNIT_TESTS}
+    skip: $(echo "$PLATFORM_JSON" | jq -r '.PLATFORM_SKIP_VAR | env[.] // empty')${SKIP_UNIT_TESTS}
 
 EOF
             else
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ EOF
       manual:
         permit_on_passed: true
     timeout: ${TIMEOUT:-60}
-    skip: $(echo "$PLATFORM_JSON" | jq -r '.PLATFORM_SKIP_VAR | env[.]')${SKIP_UNIT_TESTS}
+    skip: $(echo "$PLATFORM_JSON" | jq -r '.PLATFORM_SKIP_VAR | env[.] // empty')${SKIP_UNIT_TESTS}
 
 EOF
             fi
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ EOF
       manual:
         permit_on_passed: true
     timeout: ${TIMEOUT:-30}
-    skip: $(echo "$PLATFORM_JSON" | jq -r '.PLATFORM_SKIP_VAR | env[.]')${SKIP_WASM_SPEC_TESTS}
+    skip: $(echo "$PLATFORM_JSON" | jq -r '.PLATFORM_SKIP_VAR | env[.] // empty')${SKIP_WASM_SPEC_TESTS}
 
 EOF
             else
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ EOF
       manual:
         permit_on_passed: true
     timeout: ${TIMEOUT:-60}
-    skip: $(echo "$PLATFORM_JSON" | jq -r '.PLATFORM_SKIP_VAR | env[.]')${SKIP_WASM_SPEC_TESTS}
+    skip: $(echo "$PLATFORM_JSON" | jq -r '.PLATFORM_SKIP_VAR | env[.] // empty')${SKIP_WASM_SPEC_TESTS}
 
 EOF
             fi
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ EOF
       manual:
         permit_on_passed: true
     timeout: ${TIMEOUT:-20}
-    skip: $(echo "$PLATFORM_JSON" | jq -r '.PLATFORM_SKIP_VAR | env[.]')${SKIP_SERIAL_TESTS}
+    skip: $(echo "$PLATFORM_JSON" | jq -r '.PLATFORM_SKIP_VAR | env[.] // empty')${SKIP_SERIAL_TESTS}
 
 EOF
                 else
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ EOF
       manual:
         permit_on_passed: true
     timeout: ${TIMEOUT:-60}
-    skip: $(echo "$PLATFORM_JSON" | jq -r '.PLATFORM_SKIP_VAR | env[.]')${SKIP_SERIAL_TESTS}
+    skip: $(echo "$PLATFORM_JSON" | jq -r '.PLATFORM_SKIP_VAR | env[.] // empty')${SKIP_SERIAL_TESTS}
 
 EOF
                 fi
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ EOF
       manual:
         permit_on_passed: true
     timeout: ${TIMEOUT:-180}
-    skip: $(echo "$PLATFORM_JSON" | jq -r '.PLATFORM_SKIP_VAR | env[.]')${SKIP_LONG_RUNNING_TESTS:-true}
+    skip: $(echo "$PLATFORM_JSON" | jq -r '.PLATFORM_SKIP_VAR | env[.] // empty')${SKIP_LONG_RUNNING_TESTS:-true}
 
 EOF
                 else
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ EOF
       manual:
         permit_on_passed: true
     timeout: ${TIMEOUT:-180}
-    skip: $(echo "$PLATFORM_JSON" | jq -r '.PLATFORM_SKIP_VAR | env[.]')${SKIP_LONG_RUNNING_TESTS:-true}
+    skip: $(echo "$PLATFORM_JSON" | jq -r '.PLATFORM_SKIP_VAR | env[.] // empty')${SKIP_LONG_RUNNING_TESTS:-true}
 
 EOF
                 fi