diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3980bcd4f2fefd378a099bb28e6c42f25ea97a15..67868876dd596b5b235c0e6d04178820f5c08663 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ labMinusOne:
   stage: prebuild
   script:
     - echo "Checking Lab -1 for $GITLAB_USER_LOGIN"
-    - grep $GITLAB_USER_LOGIN README.md
+    - if ! grep -q "^$GITLAB_USER_LOGIN$" README.md; then
+        echo "Could not find your WikiName on its own line in README.md";
+        exit 1;
+      fi
+  tags: [shell]
 
 compile:
   stage: build