diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f8647824ff60696198bd0e6649591e18f7dd3766..9fa8faf8908c980e4bcd1f807eec75425da4016f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ deploy_dev:
   tags: 
     - deploy_dev
   variables:
-    DOCKER_HOST: tcp://localhost:2375/
+    DOCKER_HOST: unix:///var/run/docker.sock
   script:
     - echo "deploying dev"
     - docker login -u $DOCKERHUBUSER -p $DOCKERHUBPASSWORD docker.io