diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7e2e088..f7efbeb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ test_fe:
   services:
     - docker:dind
   before_script:
-    - echo $DOCKER_PW | docker login -u $DOCKER_USER --password-stdin
+    - echo "$DOCKER_PW" | docker login --username $DOCKER_USER --password-stdin
   artifacts:
     untracked: true
   tags: