diff --git a/gitlab/functions.sh b/gitlab/functions.sh
index faea582f9dbd85aba4445234e0db0133123d27a8..c5844f775c3d570113ace77d8d3567915bb401dd 100644
--- a/gitlab/functions.sh
+++ b/gitlab/functions.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ check_env() {
     log_error "Variable ${1} is undefined - aborting...";
     exit 1
   else
-    log_info "\$\{${1}\}=${!1}";
+    log_info "\${${1}}=${!1}";
   fi
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ check_pass() {
     log_error "Variable ${1} is undefined - aborting...";
     exit 1
   else
-    log_info "\$\{${1}\}=********";
+    log_info "\${${1}}=********";
   fi
 }