diff --git a/utils/platform_utils.sh b/utils/platform_utils.sh
index 539342f2..7d4d80c0 100644
--- a/utils/platform_utils.sh
+++ b/utils/platform_utils.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function getEnvironmentVariable() {
     fi
 
     if [[ -z "$RET_VALUE" ]]; then
-        RET_VALUE=${VAR_NAME}
+        RET_VALUE=${!VAR_NAME}
     fi
 
     if [[ -n "$RET_VALUE" ]]; then
diff --git a/vscode_tasks.sh b/vscode_tasks.sh
index 9bf02e91..8e7e9299 100755
--- a/vscode_tasks.sh
+++ b/vscode_tasks.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
     echo "usage: [--debug|--release] [--clean] [--enable-cmake] [--setup-project] [--build] [--run]"
+    exit 0
 fi
 
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"