diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f8400b5e993363e0fd0d2efe579dbaf957353a9c..e20b51604c3430a8eedfa01cade3287e60e0680f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 variables:
   CPPLIB_TESTENV_IMAGE_SUFFIX: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
   CPPLIB_REPO_PATH: caosdb/src/caosdb-cpplib
-  CPPLIB_TESTENV_IMAGE_TAG: ${CPPLIB_REPO_PATH}/testenv:${CPPLIB_IMAGE_SUFFIX}
-  CPPLIB_REGISTRY_IMAGE: ${CI_REGISTRY}/${CPPLIB_TESTENV_IMAGE_TAG}
-  CPPLIB_IMAGE_CACHE: ${CPPLIB_TESTENV_IMAGE_TAG}.tar
+  CPPLIB_TESTENV_IMAGE_TAG: $CPPLIB_REPO_PATH/testenv:$CPPLIB_IMAGE_SUFFIX
+  CPPLIB_REGISTRY_IMAGE: $CI_REGISTRY/$CPPLIB_TESTENV_IMAGE_TAG
+  CPPLIB_IMAGE_CACHE: $CPPLIB_TESTENV_IMAGE_TAG.tar
 
   CPPINTTEST_REPO: https://gitlab.indiscale.com/api/v4/projects/111
   CPPINTTEST_PIPELINE: $CPPINTTEST_REPO/trigger/pipeline
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ variables:
   GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: normal
 
   ## FOR DEBUGGING
-  TRIGGERED_BY_REPO: CPPINTTEST
+  TRIGGERED_BY_REPO: CPPLIB
   TRIGGERED_BY_REF: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
   TRIGGERED_BY_HASH: $CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA
 
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ trigger_inttest:
       -F "variables[TRIGGERED_BY_REPO]=$TRIGGERED_BY_REPO"
       -F "variables[TRIGGERED_BY_REF]=$TRIGGERED_BY_REF"
       -F "variables[TRIGGERED_BY_HASH]=$TRIGGERED_BY_HASH"
+      -F "variables[CPPLIB_TESTENV_IMAGE_TAG]=$CPPLIB_TESTENV_IMAGE_TAG"
       -F ref=${CPPINT_REF} $CPPINTTEST_PIPELINE 2>HTTPCODE
 
     # fail if the request failed