diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3c4e552a7..2b37e097b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ build_api:
 check_api_dependencies:
   interruptible: true
   stage: deps
-  image: $CI_REGISTRY/$IMAGE
+  image: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
   cache:
     key: "$CI_PROJECT_ID__pip_cache"
     paths: