diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 87a024b66d837fcdfc9e0db671aad0c447b67475..87f9ef83615cfce0673c86c9c06a43f3fdd6a498 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ build-testenv:
   timeout: 2h
   needs: []
   script:
-    - TRIGGERED_BY_REPO = ${TRIGGERED_BY_REPO:-CPPINTTEST}
-    - TRIGGERED_BY_REF = ${TRIGGERED_BY_REF:-$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}
-    - TRIGGERED_BY_HASH = ${TRIGGERED_BY_HASH:-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}
+    - TRIGGERED_BY_REPO=${TRIGGERED_BY_REPO:-CPPINTTEST}
+    - TRIGGERED_BY_REF=${TRIGGERED_BY_REF:-$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}
+    - TRIGGERED_BY_HASH=${TRIGGERED_BY_HASH:-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}
 
     - echo "Pipeline triggered by $TRIGGERED_BY_REPO@$TRIGGERED_BY_REF ($TRIGGERED_BY_HASH)"