diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f15043c012c02b978b12ea0585a36515b2a27494..78b41de0e63a437dfdea51fd12f3341670ae2b12 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ Trigger nshmp-haz-ws CDK:
       curl --request POST \
         --form token=${NSHMP_CDK_TRIGGER_TOKEN} \
         --form ref=${REF} \
-        --form "variables[description]=Triggered by nshmp-haz" \
+        --form "variables[TRIGGER_DESCRIPTION]=Deploy nshmp-haz to ${ENVIRONMENT}" \
         --form "variables[SOURCE_PROJECT_NAME]=nshmp-haz-ws" \
         --form "variables[ENVIRONMENT]=${ENVIRONMENT}" \
         --form "variables[NSHMP_HAZ_WS_IMAGE]=${NSHMP_HAZ_WS_IMAGE}" \
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ Trigger nshmp-haz-ws CDK:
       curl --request POST \
         --form token=${NSHMP_CDK_CORE_TRIGGER_TOKEN} \
         --form ref=${REF} \
-        --form "variables[description]=Triggered by nshmp-haz" \
+        --form "variables[TRIGGER_DESCRIPTION]=Deploy nshmp-haz to ${ENVIRONMENT}" \
         --form "variables[ENVIRONMENT]=${ENVIRONMENT}" \
         "https://${PRIVATE_GITLAB}/api/v4/projects/${NSHMP_CDK_CORE_PROJECT_ID}/trigger/pipeline"
   stage: trigger