diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 76d7fc7ef1c1c37b7c9088924dead645e32e3b5f..0f6a7b99c9622846f4fc5e743b9c50e89a6d9f01 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -28,14 +28,15 @@ build:tests:
   only:
     - schedules    
   script: 
-    - cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR/src/test
+    - echo ${CI_PROJECT_DIR} 
+    - cd ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/src/test
     - python setup.py sdist --dist-dir=$CI_PROJECT_DIR/build
-    - cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR/src/service
+    - cd ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/src/service
     - python setup.py sdist --dist-dir=$CI_PROJECT_DIR/build
   artifacts:
     paths:
-    - $CI_PROJECT_DIR/build/clmctest-SNAPSHOT.tar.gz
-    - $CI_PROJECT_DIR/build/clmcservice-SNAPSHOT.tar.gz
+    - ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/build/clmctest-SNAPSHOT.tar.gz
+    - ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/build/clmcservice-SNAPSHOT.tar.gz
     expire_in: 1 day
 
 test:all: