diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c0d1965b283ad659e1457a6cf950785771930934..3e638fd22ecff3834565d0a9cebc52e7da051620 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,15 +4,11 @@ spec:
       default: /standard-docker-ci.yaml
 ---
 
-variables:
-  MATRIX:
-    - SERVICE: connection-manager
-
 include:
 - project: 'eclipse/xfsc/dev-ops/ci-templates'  
   file: 'standard-docker-ci.yaml'  
   ref: main
   inputs:
-    docker_args: "--build-arg=\"SERVICE=${SERVICE}\""
-    project_name: $SERVICE
+    docker_args: "--build-arg=\"SERVICE=connection-manager\""
+    project_name: connection-manager