diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7cdf06efea3149ac364c6dcb16d346fdde55e639..82d2f86662603a292514cf73a6b8416b398dde6b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ set-env:
     - echo "    pypitest" >> ~/.pypirc
     - echo "" >> ~/.pypirc
     - echo "[pypi]" >> ~/.pypirc
-    - echo "username: ${PYPI_USERNAME}" >> ~/.pypirc
-    - echo "password: ${PYPI_LIVE_PASSWORD}" >> ~/.pypirc
+    - echo "username:${PYPI_USERNAME}" >> ~/.pypirc
+    - echo "password:${PYPI_LIVE_PASSWORD}" >> ~/.pypirc
     - echo "" >> ~/.pypirc
     - echo "[pypitest]" >> ~/.pypirc
     - echo "repository: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/" >> ~/.pypirc
-    - echo "username: ${PYPI_USERNAME}" >> ~/.pypirc
-    - echo "password: ${PYPI_TEST_PASSWORD}" >> ~/.pypirc
+    - echo "username:${PYPI_USERNAME}" >> ~/.pypirc
+    - echo "password:${PYPI_TEST_PASSWORD}" >> ~/.pypirc
     - chmod 600 ~/.pypirc
   tags:
     - storjapi