diff --git a/common/.gitlab-ci.yml b/common/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8c01e6f3f..daf40374b 100644
--- a/common/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/common/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 variables:
   GIT_DEPTH: 0
   GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
-  DOCKER_TAG_DEV: ${CI_BUILD_REF_SLUG}
+  DOCKER_TAG_DEV: ${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}
   DOCKER_IMAGE_DEV: villas/common-dev
 
 stages: