diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4e56b1d..72841cc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ sync_repos:
 
 .scripts_base: &scripts_base
   # load nix environment
+  - echo $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
   - git pull origin $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
   - . "$HOME/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh"
   - nix --extra-experimental-features 'nix-command flakes'  profile install nixpkgs#colmena