diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.elife.yml b/.gitlab-ci.elife.yml
index aabcc1518dc9356715631d366cba3c00bbc9f9a5..80d959377ac0bb4b7c8e9781c475307bf2461d0f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.elife.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.elife.yml
@@ -105,16 +105,16 @@ deploy:
 #     - *run_script_template
 
 .vars_template: &vars_insert
-   GIT_STRATEGY: none
-   POSTGRES_USER: kotahidev
-   POSTGRES_PASSWORD: kotahidev
-   PGUSER: kotahidev
-   PGPASSWORD: kotahidev
+  variables:
+    GIT_STRATEGY: none
+    POSTGRES_USER: kotahidev
+    POSTGRES_PASSWORD: kotahidev
+    PGUSER: kotahidev
+    PGPASSWORD: kotahidev
 
 test-chrome:
   image: $IMAGE_ORG/$IMAGE_NAME-dev:$CI_COMMIT_SHA
   stage: test
-  variables:
   <<: *vars_insert
   services:
     - postgres