diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0bb08119a08bf65cca76e791cbae0240165f4042..fef6cd60a11a289f87fd8b9368bf26ee22ff737f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ test:
             CAOSDB_TAG=dev-latest;
         fi
       - echo $CAOSDB_TAG
-      - KNOWN_TAGS=$(curl -u indiscale:$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD -X GET https://$CI_REGISTRY/v2/caosdb/tags/list)
+      - docker login -u gitlab+deploy-token-ci-pull -p $TOKEN_CI_PULL $CI_REGISTRY_INDISCALE
+      - KNOWN_TAGS=$(curl -u gitlab+deploy-token-ci-pull:$TOKEN_CI_PULL -X GET https://$CI_REGISTRY_INDISCALE/v2/caosdb/tags/list)
       - echo $KNOWN_TAGS
         # test if the caosdb registry knows our current tag
       - echo $KNOWN_TAGS | grep "$CAOSDB_TAG"