diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ac45a379c..e8debfb93 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ variables:
   RUSTFLAGS: ""
   CARGOFLAGS: ""
 cache:
-  key: "CI_BUILD_STAGE/$CI_BUILD_REF_NAME"
+  key: "$CI_BUILD_STAGE/$CI_BUILD_REF_NAME"
   untracked: true
 linux-stable:
   stage: build
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ test-rust-stable:
   image: ethcore/rust:stable
   before_script:
     - git submodule update --init --recursive
-    - export JS_FILES_MODIFIED=$(git --no-pager diff --name-only CI_BUILD_REF CI_BUILD_REF@{1} | grep \.js | wc -l)
+    - export JS_FILES_MODIFIED=$(git --no-pager diff --name-only $CI_BUILD_REF $CI_BUILD_REF@{1} | grep \.js | wc -l)
     - echo $JS_FILES_MODIFIED
     - if [ -z $JS_FILES_MODIFIED ]; then echo "skip js test"; fi
   script: