diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3b2d80cc0852332a355e14d8ced0034542ec6165..030ebdbdc30ca1a10adfc79a739bdb697f042580 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ testing-pytest:
   script:
     - chmod +x esd/utils/bootstrap.sh
     - ./esd/utils/bootstrap.sh
-    - echo $SPACK_ENV_ACCESS_TOKEN
+    - echo "$SPACK_ENV_ACCESS_TOKEN"
 #    - pip install .
 #    - pytest ./esd/tests/ -s --junitxml=test-results.xml
   artifacts: