diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7652e28..8966804 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ ansible:
   stage: ansible
   variables:
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
-    K8S_AUTH_KUBECONFIG: ${kubeconfig}
+    K8S_AUTH_KUBECONFIG: $kubeconfig
   image:
     name: ubuntu:latest
   before_script: