diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2e27b5dd99dac90e6abadc669285d2f9c290370a..691759b6ff727053f7b56b63b49063a2404a107a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ building:
   services:
     - docker:dind
   variables:
-    CHECKOUT_DIR: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.."
-    TANGO_SKA_LOCAL_DIR: "${CHECKOUT_DIR}"
+#    CHECKOUT_DIR: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.."
+    TANGO_SKA_LOCAL_DIR: "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}"
     TANGO_SKA_CONTAINER_DIR: "/opt/lofar2.0/ska-docker/"
     TANGO_SKA_CONTAINER_MOUNT: "${TANGO_SKA_LOCAL_DIR}:${TANGO_SKA_CONTAINER_DIR_DIR}:ro"
-    TANGO_LOFAR_LOCAL_DIR: "${CHECKOUT_DIR}/tango/"
+    TANGO_LOFAR_LOCAL_DIR: "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}"
     TANGO_LOFAR_CONTAINER_DIR: "/opt/lofar2.0/tango/"
     TANGO_LOFAR_CONTAINER_MOUNT: "${TANGO_LOFAR_LOCAL_DIR}:${TANGO_LOFAR_CONTAINER_DIR}:rw"
     TANGO_CONTAINER_ENV: "-e TANGO_SKA_CONTAINER_DIR=${TANGO_SKA_CONTAINER_DIR} -e TANGO_LOFAR_CONTAINER_DIR=${TANGO_LOFAR_CONTAINER_DIR}"