diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 180aa2504525ec809141483a334d108ec4362873..e4b90dcb2311e62cf727c9693c24cfc0968d37ec 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ test:
     - docker run --network host --rm -v ${PWD}/:/local openapitools/openapi-generator-cli validate -i /local/spec/updated/generated/full_api.json
     - echo ${PWD}
     - ls /spec/updated/generated/
-    - git config --global user.email "${CI_EMAIL}"
-    - git config --global user.name "${CI_USERNAME}"
+    - git config --global user.name "${CI_DEPLOY_USER}"
     - git add -f ${PWD}/spec/updated/generated/full_api.json
     - git commit -m "Update bundled spec." || echo "No changes, nothing to commit!"
     - git remote rm origin && git remote add origin git@gitlab.com:$CI_PROJECT_PATH.git