diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index 3f2561552c..ef653bd129 100644
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -109,13 +109,16 @@ fi
 echo "Setup container signing in policy.json and cosign.yaml"
 echo "Registry to write: $IMAGE_REGISTRY"
 
-jq '.transports.docker."$IMAGE_REGISTRY" += [{
+POLICY=$(jq '.transports.docker."$IMAGE_REGISTRY" += [{
     "type": "sigstoreSigned",
     "keyPath": "/usr/etc/pki/containers/cosign.pub",
     "signedIdentity": {
         "type": "matchRepository"
     }
-}]' /usr/etc/containers/policy.json > /usr/etc/containers/policy.json
+}]' /usr/etc/containers/policy.json)
+
+echo "policy.json: $POLICY"
+echo $POLICY > /usr/etc/containers/policy.json
 
 cp /usr/etc/containers/registries.d/ublue-os.yaml /usr/etc/containers/registries.d/cosign.yaml
 sed -i "s ghcr.io/ublue-os $IMAGE_REGISTRY g" /usr/etc/containers/registries.d/cosign.yaml