diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index be7f76fec115dbdb4bf8acc90284049d051663df..795efbab2697f1c180c2776cb2cf46096a8cca4e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stages:
     entrypoint: [""]
   script:
       # define script variables, they are passed in build time
-    - IMAGE_DESTINATION = ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG}
+    - IMAGE_DESTINATION=${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG}
       # Prepare Kaniko configuration file
     - echo "{\"auths\":{\"$CI_REGISTRY\":{\"username\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_USER\",\"password\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD\"}}}" > /kaniko/.docker/config.json
      # Build and push the image from the Dockerfile at the root of the project.