diff --git a/scripts/gitlab-ci/docker-build.sh b/scripts/gitlab-ci/docker-build.sh
index 6236e1b46f3f24b906ae3cea473063bd513e3bc7..1c84c7af2bf6fcaaf710165f8d366de86475c7df 100755
--- a/scripts/gitlab-ci/docker-build.sh
+++ b/scripts/gitlab-ci/docker-build.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 set -x;
 
-BUILD_ARGS='';
+BUILD_ARGS="";
 
 for arg in ${DOCKER_BUILD_ARGS}; do
   BUILD_ARGS="${BUILD_ARGS} --build-arg ${arg}";
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ echo "${BUILD_ARGS}";
 
 # Build Docker image
 docker build \
-    "${BUILD_ARGS}" \
+    ${BUILD_ARGS} \
     --pull \
     --tag "${CODE_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}:${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}" \
     --file "${DOCKERFILE}" \