diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/build.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/build.gitlab-ci.yml
index ce4570a275ce0411883886190f856c58bb6f063b..e4b69fef153895d968416e5b406bf2d28cbfee92 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/build.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/build.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ build:ubuntu_cpp:
       else # case for fork
         echo "Retrieving build_artifacts from hrouis' forked project."
         USER_ID=17216
-        DEPENDENCY_ID=$(curl 'https://gitlab.eclipse.org/api/v4/users/$USER_ID/projects?search=aidge_core' | jq -r '.[0].id')
+        DEPENDENCY_ID=$(curl 'https://gitlab.eclipse.org/api/v4/users/$USER_ID/projects?search=aidge_core')
+        DEPENDENCY_ID=$($DEPENDENCY_ID | jq -r '.[0].id')
         # retrieve latest pipeline of given branch, independant from its success or failure
         PIPELINE_ID=$(curl 'https://gitlab.eclipse.org/api/v4/projects/$DEPENDENCY_ID/pipelines?ref=${BRANCH_TO_PULL}&order_by=updated_at&sort=desc' | jq -r '.[0].id')
         JOB_ID=$(curl "https://gitlab.eclipse.org/api/v4/projects/$DEPENDENCY_ID/pipelines/$PIPELINE_ID/jobs" | jq 'map(select(.name == ${DEPENDENCY_JOB})) | .[0].id')