diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7802fc5ecbc1079acec3b572d2cde5e2095a1673..cd65392f27e048767e2842e5e657f2929305d7ce 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ trigger_jenkins_build:
   before_script:
     - apk add --no-cache curl jq
   script:
-    - curl -u $JENKINS_USERNAME:$JENKINS_API_TOKEN \
+    - curl -u "$JENKINS_USERNAME:$JENKINS_API_TOKEN" \
      --data-urlencode "PROJECT=geant-service-orchestrator" \
-     "http://test-swd-release-service01.geant.org/:8080/job/build-python-snapshot/buildWithParameters"
+     "http://test-swd-release-service01.geant.org:8080/job/build-python-snapshot/buildWithParameters"
   #  only:
   #    - develop
   tags: