diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1dbbbab5f..742d663c0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ Win10:
   allow_failure: true
   script:
     - rm -fr build/*  #  remove anything in the build directory
-    - cd %CI_PROJECT_DIR%/openmw
+    - echo pwd
+    - echo $CI_PROJECT_DIR
+    - ls -al $CI_PROJECT_DIR
+    - cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR
     - CI/before_script.msvc.sh -c Release -p x64 -v 2017 -V
     - msbuild MSVC2017_64\OpenMW.sln /t:Build /p:Configuration=Release /m:2
   cache: