diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2dc995d8410b8189c5054c062d8e9a3292502d78..d1ddd784b65ccf7f203d2f8feca316ce58c8d4ae 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 variables:
-  RELEASE_DIR: "release_target_211"
+  RELEASE_DIR: "public/release_target_211"
 
 pages:
   stage: deploy
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ pages:
   script:
     - mvn --version
     - mvn clean install   # build p2 repo
-    - rm -rf public
-    - mkdir -p "public/$RELEASE_DIR"
-    - cp -r de.hft-stuttgart.indriya.p2site/target/repository/* "public/$RELEASE_DIR"
+    - rm -rf $RELEASE_DIR
+    - mkdir -p $RELEASE_DIR
+    - cp -r de.hft-stuttgart.indriya.p2site/target/repository/* $RELEASE_DIR
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - public