diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0a1aa5fa5219e6c1234e75531186baebe40e0a62..336bfc4772941ca101916a25af58423adad118f8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ sync_repo_on_HPC:
     - cd /p/fastdata/zam/swmanage/EasyBuild/2023
     - hostname
     - echo 'Runung as '+$USERNAME
-    - git pull https://project_2497_bot1:$GITLAB_TOKEN@gitlab.jsc.fz-juelich.de/software-team/easybuild.git
+    - git pull https://$GITLAB_USER:$GITLAB_TOKEN@gitlab.jsc.fz-juelich.de/software-team/easybuild.git
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "software-team" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'