diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 85c4565996957cedac8cb89e1ff8f3d13f9a40ea..1bf43f604c6eb224e4ae4926a80e9cf97a8b6475 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -590,9 +590,11 @@ deploy_CDB:
   script:
     - |
       RENDER_CDB_JOB_ID=`cat render-cdb-job-id.txt`
-      echo $RENDER_CDB_JOB_ID
+      echo "render-cdb job ID: ${RENDER_CDB_JOB_ID}"
 
-      echo "Artefact URL: ${CI_PROJECT_URL}/-/jobs/${RENDER_CDB_JOB_ID}/artefacts/file/generated/CDB/deploy/${STATION}.json?inline=false"
+      CDB_JSON_URL="${CI_PROJECT_URL}/-/jobs/${RENDER_CDB_JOB_ID}/artefacts/file/generated/CDB/deploy/${STATION}.json?inline=false"
+
+      echo "Artefact URL: ${CDB_JSON_URL}"
 
       if [ "${STATION}" == "dts-lab" ]; then
           # dts-lab test station
@@ -604,4 +606,4 @@ deploy_CDB:
           REGION="lofar-${STATION}"
       fi
 
-      #nomad job dispatch -address="http://${HOSTNAME}:4646" -region="$PREGION}" dsconfig -meta cdb_json_url=${CDB_JSON_URL}
+      #nomad job dispatch -address="http://${HOSTNAME}:4646" -region="${REGION}" dsconfig -meta cdb_json_url="${CDB_JSON_URL}"