diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f6329bc110f6e08335bd6d0878b7595f7be41942..dd72a94a7ca773b26b81cae46f7401d6d278ed79 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ common:setup:
           export DETECTOR="ecce" 
         fi
         if [[ "${DETECTOR_CONFIG}" == "" ]] ; then
-          export DETECTOR_CONFIG="ecce"
+          export DETECTOR_CONFIG="${DETECTOR}"
         fi
         if [[ "${DETECTOR_VERSION}" == "" ]] ; then
           export DETECTOR_VERSION="main"