diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0023ca2..f75c738 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 || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+        - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
           when: always
     before_script:
         - pacman --needed --noconfirm --sync --refresh --sysupgrade zola
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ basic-zola-test:
     image: archlinux:latest
     interruptible: true
     rules:
-        - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"
+        - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
           when: always
     before_script:
         - pacman --needed --noconfirm --sync --refresh --sysupgrade zola