diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a953fc557102e83c552ad1e93c94a7b8eeda0fb5..53d0efd716ea98e3f5ade5446a44c1dac998a807 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Publish npm:
   only:
     - tags@ghsc/nshmp/disagg-d3
   before_script:
-    - echo '//code.usgs.gov/api/v4/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/npm/:_authToken=${CI_JOB_TOKEN}' > .npmrc
+    - echo '//code.usgs.gov/api/v4/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/npm/:_authToken=${CI_JOB_TOKEN}' >> .npmrc
     - npm ci
     - git config user.email "${GITLAB_USER_EMAIL}"
     - git config user.name "${GITLAB_USER_NAME}"