diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b41cfd3..2907a1b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pages:
     image: archlinux:latest
     interruptible: true
     rules:
-        - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
+        - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
     before_script:
         - pacman --needed --noconfirm --sync --refresh --sysupgrade zola
     script:
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ basic-zola-test:
     image: archlinux:latest
     interruptible: true
     rules:
-        - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
+        - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"
     before_script:
         - pacman --needed --noconfirm --sync --refresh --sysupgrade zola
     script: