diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5af089b9e078fb6a80a3f29f23122aa741593260..8418896b1b9f5cbc8010cc1901823677283d701a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ variables:
   services:
     - docker:dind
   before_script:
-    - docker login -u gitlab-ci-token -p ${CI_BUILD_TOKEN} ${CI_REGISTRY} || true
+    - docker login -u "${CI_BUILD_USER}" -p "${CI_BUILD_TOKEN}"
   allow_failure: false