diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b2751eab473ac267cc283348542643e5126ad6d7..1aca8871c89e39b2fdc219b955d351b7b634634b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ build:
   variables:
     # Tell docker CLI how to talk to Docker daemon; see
     # https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/docker/using_docker_build.html#use-docker-in-docker-executor
-    DOCKER_HOST: tcp://thedockerhost:2375/
+    DOCKER_HOST: tcp://localhost:2375/
     # Use the overlayfs driver for improved performance:
     DOCKER_DRIVER: overlay2
     DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: ""