diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a5eedf4d7a2168af44102b58d83268bf12892a81..8419cbbea684afcea01edba97c0500dce5030d43 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ variables:
   #BUILD_ENV: ebrains/ for DT
   BUILD_ENV: test-build
   OP: update
+  SWIFT_FILE: ebrains-spack-builds${CI_PIPELINE_ID}.tar.gz
 
 copy-files-to-swift:
   stage: upload
   script:
-    - 'curl -H "X-Auth-Token: ${OS_TOKEN}" -X DELETE ${OBJSTORE}ebrains-spack-builds.tar.gz'
-    - tar czf ebrains-spack-builds.tar.gz packages/ repo.yaml spack.yaml
-    - 'curl -H "X-Auth-Token: ${OS_TOKEN}" -i ${OBJSTORE} -X PUT -T ebrains-spack-builds.tar.gz'
+    #- 'curl -H "X-Auth-Token: ${OS_TOKEN}" -X DELETE ${OBJSTORE}ebrains-spack-builds.tar.gz'
+    - tar czf ${SWIFT_FILE} packages/ repo.yaml spack.yaml
+    - 'curl -H "X-Auth-Token: ${OS_TOKEN}" -i ${OBJSTORE} -X PUT -T ${SWIFT_FILE}'
   tags:
     - shell-runner
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ deploy-build-environment:
   script:
     # create job description file
     - chmod a+x create_job.sh
-    - ./create_job.sh $BUILD_ENV $OP
+    - ./create_job.sh $BUILD_ENV $OP $SWIFT_FILE
     - cat simplejob.yml
     # select the project in openshift
     - oc project jupyterhub-int