diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index dcd5043845ed7b2baa170d2b21b7b61a95241eaf..9d35755e57cb4e556887ed5b77c90a5f9396917e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ level0:gstlal:
   image: aepace/gstlal-dev:stretch-mkl
   stage: level0
   script:
-    - echo $GSTLAL_FIR_WHITEN
+    - echo "$PWD" > ./pwd_output.out
     - cd gstlal
     - ./00init.sh
     - ./configure --prefix=${GSTLAL_DIR}