diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 09ea9ffd8679c41bcd6a45b500d5536605fe0a01..477ee2f09055c64ea60a4395de6452c78e6fa484 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ push-modification:
   needs:
     - job: build-hugo
       artifacts: true
-  # variables:
+  variables:
     # GIT_REMOTE_URL: "<to define git://gitlab.eclipse.org:eclipse/${EF_SHORT_NAME}/website.git>"
+    GIT_INIT_DIR: "public"
+    GIT_INIT_DEFAULT_BRANCH: "eclipse-pages"
   script:
     - |
       git add -A