diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6200229803c3bc8f23e262097fd9d16865c6f6c2..62facc2e0df99834e37b5f5e4de94d78d61e0236 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ image: ubuntu:18.04
 stages:
   - test
 
+variables:
+  HELLO_WORLD: "Hello from pipeline"
+
 simple-test:
   stage: test
   script:
-    - exit 1
+    - echo $HELLO_WORLD && exit 0