diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-bash.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-bash.yml
index f8d2f97f592de40fc78d89d5deddb825750cf511..24a31ce1e5aedf0e0e9d75572fa7bbe4e052e835 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-bash.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-bash.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ workflow:
 
 variables:
   # variabilized tracking image
-  TBC_TRACKING_IMAGE: "$CI_REGISTRY/to-be-continuous/tools/tracking:master"
+  TBC_TRACKING_IMAGE: "registry.gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/tools/tracking:master"
 
   BASH_BATS_IMAGE: "registry.hub.docker.com/bats/bats:latest"
   BASH_BATS_TESTS: "tests"