diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 53f2711f1cf01f2ab4e5ce0f52647c0bd17e14dd..b2b3c1ad6e6a4633b50a055a25707061d2050eeb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -83,11 +83,13 @@ trigger_build:
   tags: [ docker ]
   stage: deploy
   script:
+    - SERVER="${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}"
+    - F_BRANCH=${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}"
     - echo "Triggering pipeline ${DEPLOY_PIPELINE}@${DEPLOY_REF} with F_BRANCH=${F_BRANCH} and SERVER=${SERVER}"
     - /usr/bin/curl -X POST
       -F token=$CI_JOB_TOKEN
-      -F "variables[F_BRANCH]=$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME"
-      -F "variables[SERVER]=$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME"
+      -F "variables[F_BRANCH]=$F_BRANCH"
+      -F "variables[SERVER]=$SERVER"
       -F "variables[TRIGGERED_BY_REPO]=$TRIGGERED_BY_REPO"
       -F "variables[TRIGGERED_BY_REF]=$TRIGGERED_BY_REF"
       -F "variables[TRIGGERED_BY_HASH]=$TRIGGERED_BY_HASH"