diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 79dee843..f9f27f88 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ docker-nvidia-no-db-build:
   stage: build
   variables:
     ARCH_TYPE: "nvidia"
-    INCLUDE_DB: false
+    INCLUDE_DB: "false"
     DOCKER_FILE: "Dockerfile.nvidia"
   services:
     - docker:dind