diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c50a61b0b8f4ed9e817fcd7fcf36ca51abaf914b..b41e230e80d89c1b77437a274a66b58d0237fc9a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ uploadQC:
     if [ "${exist}" != "[]" ]; then
       rids=$(echo ${exist} | grep -o '\"RID\":\".\{7\}' | sed 's/^.\{7\}\/\/')
       for rid in ${rids}; do
-        singularity run 'docker://gudmaprbk/deriva1.3:1.0.0' python3 ./workflow/scripts/deleteEntry.py -r ${rid} -t mRNA_QC -o $staging.gudmap.org -c ${cookie} &&
+        singularity run 'docker://gudmaprbk/deriva1.3:1.0.0' python3 ./workflow/scripts/deleteEntry.py -r ${rid} -t mRNA_QC -o staging.gudmap.org -c ${cookie} &&
         echo old mRNA QC RID deleted - ${rid}
       done
       echo all old mRNA QC RIDs deleted