diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 83d4af8bc2a86ca7a80661c3f37287a540d88386..dc157173396399943fe39e50a2e80a7169d2d330 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ epi_fit:
       cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR
       
       EMAIL_CRED="/storage/app/EWS_prod/envs/credentials/Cred_gmail.json"
+
+      export EMAIL_CRED
       
       mkdir $CI_PROJECT_DIR/fitting_outputs