diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 08d2d2ae8be2426a3529a307b73145c4e2500222..70bb1474649448fba2674772eb91168f78925c52 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ trigger lecture:
       branch: feature/test-dumux-trigger
       strategy: depend
     variables:
-      DUMUX_BRANCH_NAME: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH
+      DUMUX_BRANCH: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH