diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d0bb0bc6e60094d1ed78f00ce92de9b39bca4e0d..c9d5a727e8ecc5a5156cd7c74ace7561f6dcf617 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -87,4 +87,4 @@ pages:
     paths:
       - public
   rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "$DOC_BRANCH"
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $DOC_BRANCH