diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 494f1e4369d704815d28a34e95f45bc15b80ffd5..7e1b6f135b1ef63a55cedf530238a256001923c4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-image: registry.mpi-sws.org/gaeher/rust-ci
+image: $CI_REGISTRY/gaeher/rust-ci
+before_script:
+  - docker login -u "$CI_REGISTRY_USER" -p "$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD" $CI_REGISTRY
 
 stages:
   - build