diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 58219df1a4ae22ec177dccdea8d4427d3f249a2f..522a8cb95c7162f8531de49458ef40ca62a8644a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ test:
           CAOSDB_TAG=${DEPLOY_REF}_F_${F_BRANCH};
           docker pull $CI_REGISTRY/caosdb/src/caosdb-deploy:$CAOSDB_TAG || CAOSDB_TAG="${DEFAULT_CAOSDB_TAG}_F_dev" ;
         elif [ "$F_BRANCH" == "main" ] ; then
-          CAOSDB_TAG=${DEFAULT_CAOSDB_TAG}
+          CAOSDB_TAG=${DEFAULT_CAOSDB_TAG}_F_main
         else
           CAOSDB_TAG="${DEFAULT_CAOSDB_TAG}_F_dev";
         fi;