diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2a5e76cb5c7e66bdc21b41625c1a5fba1c8c382e..3450dd28eb3e015a03688867dc80d959bb5a0505 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ xform-cat-ubuntu18:
 #
 
 # template
-.internal-tests: &internal_tests
+.internal-tests: &internal-tests
   stage: test
   script:
     - ./cicd-tests/internal-tests.sh