diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a0373c800efd8f077c0a3d62f3254d48c0dcc6ec..52101d7f083a532269d868d6054ac5d9d27e717f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ before_script:
   - chmod 700 ~/.ssh
   - ssh-keyscan bwunicluster.scc.kit.edu > ~/.ssh/known_hosts
   - chmod 644 ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-  - ssh $USER_NAME "pwd cd m4labhpc_test pwd"
+  - ssh $USER_NAME "pwd" "cd m4labhpc_test" "pwd"
 
 
 Test SSH: