diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 12b0445f844e58c3601149489e9a6697b2ab0dd9..78fc9f099ddd025c35f151d3ae150fd575e521a2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ common:setup:
     - |
       if [[ "x${CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE}" == "xmerge_request_event"  || "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH" == "master" ]]; then
         echo "JUGGLER_DETECTOR         = ${JUGGLER_DETECTOR}"
+        echo "JUGGLER_DETECTOR_CONFIG  = ${JUGGLER_DETECTOR_CONFIG}"
         echo "JUGGLER_DETECTOR_VERSION = ${JUGGLER_DETECTOR_VERSION}"
         echo "JUGGLER_DETECTOR=$JUGGLER_DETECTOR" >> juggler.env
+        echo "JUGGLER_DETECTOR_CONFIG=$JUGGLER_DETECTOR_CONFIG" >> juggler.env
         echo "JUGGLER_DETECTOR_VERSION=$JUGGLER_DETECTOR_VERSION" >> juggler.env
         echo "JUGGLER_DETECTOR_DEPLOY_TOKEN_USERNAME=${DEPLOY_TOKEN_USERNAME}" >> juggler.env
         echo "JUGGLER_DETECTOR_DEPLOY_TOKEN_PASSWORD=${DEPLOY_TOKEN_PASSWORD}" >> juggler.env
@@ -59,6 +61,9 @@ common:setup:
         if [[ "${JUGGLER_DETECTOR}" == "" ]] ; then
           export JUGGLER_DETECTOR="ecce" 
         fi
+        if [[ "${JUGGLER_DETECTOR_CONFIG}" == "" ]] ; then
+          export JUGGLER_DETECTOR_CONFIG="ecce"
+        f
         if [[ "${JUGGLER_DETECTOR_VERSION}" == "" ]] ; then
           export JUGGLER_DETECTOR_VERSION="main" 
         fi