diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c19790eb58d231c86b43b81c082653bdccba34be..ba842a0e1bfa46bf2a7249a9f2bbbfba22dcda5a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -197,19 +197,19 @@ lint:
     - >
       df-wiki-cli
       meilisearch 
-      --host "${MEILI_HOST}"
+      --host ${MEILI_HOST}
       --key "${MEILI_MASTER_KEY}"
       delete-all-documents refseq
     # update refseq index
     - >
       df-wiki-cli meilisearch 
-      --host "${MEILI_HOST}"
+      --host ${MEILI_HOST}
       --key "${MEILI_MASTER_KEY}"
       index-update refseq sys_id
     - >
       df-wiki-cli
       meilisearch 
-      --host "${MEILI_HOST}"
+      --host ${MEILI_HOST}
       --key "${MEILI_MASTER_KEY}"
       update
       --file data/refseq_res.csv