diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9d090337f72592e743e38eb71e55acdb075393b6..3d0b9f20e3dd8e21b32a8101724e3a60d80bad70 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@ uploadExecutionRun:
       rid=$(python3 uploadExecutionRun.py -r 18-MJ3A -w 18-DT5T -g 17-BPD4 -i 18-MHWC -s Error -d 'Run in process' -o dev.gudmap.org -c ${cookie} -u F)
       echo ${rid} test execution run created
     else
-      rid=\$(echo \${exist} | grep -o '\\"RID\\":\\".*\\",\\"RCT')
-      rid=\${rid:7:-6}
+      rid=$(echo ${exist} | grep -o '\\"RID\\":\\".*\\",\\"RCT')
+      rid=${rid:7:-6}
       rid=$(python3 uploadExecutionRun.py -r 18-MJ3A -w 18-DT5T -g 17-BPD4 -i 18-MHWC -s Error -d 'Run in process' -o dev.gudmap.org -c ${cookie} -u ${rid})
       echo ${rid} test execution run already exists
     fi