diff --git a/puppet-module-pipeline.yaml b/puppet-module-pipeline.yaml
index ad15d79d5b4ca011c78edf6cd142a69933592072..282b9208fb8f624d20f67ea350b4afd8535b8969 100644
--- a/puppet-module-pipeline.yaml
+++ b/puppet-module-pipeline.yaml
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ pdk-test-unit:
   rules:
     - if: $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE != "pm-liuit" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE != "pm-liumirror"
       when: never
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED' && $TEST_ENFORCE == "TRUE"
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED && $TEST_ENFORCE == "TRUE"
       when: always
       allow_failure: false
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED' && $TEST_RUN == "TRUE"
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED && $TEST_RUN == "TRUE"
       when: always
       allow_failure: true
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED'
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED
       when: manual
       allow_failure: true
   retry: