diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 096988bb144e3f4a8c6c07b8b3b8420f06971a8f..c0e306afd360c1f14342a184913930f2a283113c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ push_docker_tags:
   only: 
     - tags
   script: 
-    - docker tag lofareosc/prefactor-ci:latest %CI_REGISTRY/prefactor-ci:%CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
-    - docker login -u %CI_REGISTRY_USER -p %CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD $CI_REGISTRY
-    - docker push %CI_REGISTRY/prefactor-ci:%CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
+    - docker tag lofareosc/prefactor-ci:latest $CI_REGISTRY/prefactor-ci:$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
+    - docker login -u $CI_REGISTRY_USER -p $CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD $CI_REGISTRY
+    - docker push $CI_REGISTRY/prefactor-ci:$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
 
 push_docker_master:
   image: docker:latest
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ push_docker_master:
   only: 
     - master
   script: 
-    - docker login -u %CI_REGISTRY_USER -p %CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD $CI_REGISTRY
+    - docker login -u $CI_REGISTRY_USER -p $CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD $CI_REGISTRY
     - docker push lofareosc/prefactor-ci:latest