diff --git a/npm-packages/artifactory_built.yml b/npm-packages/artifactory_built.yml
index ddee27d5c2c86ba07a3561c57d1335892ff2ebed..706d6ae7b3b51e8f29e8ac07bf7956d91266d523 100644
--- a/npm-packages/artifactory_built.yml
+++ b/npm-packages/artifactory_built.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ artifactory:
     GIT_STRATEGY: none
   script:
     # connect job from artifactory_connect.yml
-    - !reference [connect]
+    - !reference connect
     #create a publish package
     - jfrog rt npm-publish --build-name=$CI_PROJECT_NAME --build-number=$CI_JOB_ID
     # save environment variables into thepackage
diff --git a/npm-packages/build_typescript.yml b/npm-packages/build_typescript.yml
index 1a6627a50984a165802a33280cbdb8a8ae6fa513..6400b13d5544912e432f294b9fc0b2dd7dcd5d01 100644
--- a/npm-packages/build_typescript.yml
+++ b/npm-packages/build_typescript.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ build:
         - dist/**/*
     script:
       # connect job from artifactory_connect.yml
-      - !reference [connect]
+      - !reference connect
       # install dependencies
       - jfrog rt npm-install  --build-name=$CI_PROJECT_NAME --build-number=$CI_JOB_ID
       # build the package