diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 85433d01fc7dd386611fbb95999df82ce468bfc0..83f55875eee86643d16887b4764189cd5507ca1c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@ uploadQC:
       done
       echo all old mRNA QC RIDs deleted
     fi
-    rid=$(singularity run 'docker://gudmaprbk/deriva1.3:1.0.0' python3 ./workflow/scripts/uploadQC.py -r 17-BTFJ -e 17-BTG4 -p "Single Read" -s forward -l 35 -w 5 -f 1 -n "This is a test mRNA QC" -o staging.gudmap.org -c ${cookie} -u F) &&
-    echo ${rid} test mRNA QC created
+    qcrid=$(singularity run 'docker://gudmaprbk/deriva1.3:1.0.0' python3 ./workflow/scripts/uploadQC.py -r 17-BTFJ -e 17-BTG4 -p "Single Read" -s forward -l 35 -w 5 -f 1 -n "This is a test mRNA QC" -o staging.gudmap.org -c ${cookie} -u F) &&
+    echo ${qcrid} test mRNA QC created
 
 uploadProcessedFile:
   stage: unit