diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 86389e00216cc2ce0ca9e0df251cdf4208d80f47..f5cc2ad2dcc94e3db9f3f79010cd3948870ff300 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ build-testenv:
     - schedules
   script:
     - cd src/test/docker
-    - docker login -u $CI_REGISTRY_USER -p $CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD $CI_REGISTRY
+    - docker login -u gitlab-ci-token -p $CI_JOB_TOKEN $CI_REGISTRY
       # use here general latest or specific branch latest...
     - docker pull $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE || true
     - docker build