diff --git a/ci/Jenkinsfile b/ci/Jenkinsfile
index 0771077c3b..0554304b6c 100644
--- a/ci/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/ci/Jenkinsfile
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ pipeline {
                                     env.RUNTESTS = "${CUSTOM_WORKSPACE}/RUNTESTS"
                                     try {
                                         error_output = sh(script: "${HOMEgfs}/ci/scripts/utils/ci_utils_wrapper.sh create_experiment ${HOMEgfs}/ci/cases/pr/${Case}.yaml", returnStdout: true).trim()
-                                    } catch {
+                                    } catch (Exception error_create) {
                                         sh(script: """${GH} pr comment ${env.CHANGE_ID} --repo ${repo_url} --body "${Case} **FAILED** to create experment on ${Machine}\n with the error:\n\\`\\`\\`\n${error_output}\\`\\`\\`" """)
                                         error("Case ${Case} failed to create experment directory")
                                     }
diff --git a/ci/scripts/tests/test_create_experiment.py b/ci/scripts/tests/test_create_experiment.py
index 0babefa54b..03f3a30805 100644
--- a/ci/scripts/tests/test_create_experiment.py
+++ b/ci/scripts/tests/test_create_experiment.py
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ def test_create_experiment():
 
     for case in os.listdir(yaml_dir):
         if case.endswith('.yaml'):
-                with open(os.path.join(yaml_dir, case), 'r') as file:
-                    file_contents = file.read()
-                    if 'ICSDIR_ROOT' not in file_contents:
-                        create_experiment = copy.deepcopy(create_experiment_script)
-                        create_experiment.add_default_arg(['-y', f'../../cases/pr/{case}', '--overwrite'])
-                        env['pslot'] = os.path.splitext(case)[0]
-                        create_experiment(env=env)
-                        assert (create_experiment.returncode == 0)
+            with open(os.path.join(yaml_dir, case), 'r') as file:
+                file_contents = file.read()
+                if 'ICSDIR_ROOT' not in file_contents:
+                    create_experiment = copy.deepcopy(create_experiment_script)
+                    create_experiment.add_default_arg(['-y', f'../../cases/pr/{case}', '--overwrite'])
+                    env['pslot'] = os.path.splitext(case)[0]
+                    create_experiment(env=env)
+                    assert (create_experiment.returncode == 0)
 
     rmtree(RUNDIR)