diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 27d7eaa859294669739ffb9fbf71d55add01033b..c1391b1fbb9eff8b6e5b7ec3cc4a491d9834b72b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -155,7 +155,10 @@ spack:install_compilers:
     - |
       while read -r compiler_hash
       do
-        echo "spack/bin/spack compiler find --scope system $(spack/bin/spack location -i ${compiler_hash})"
+        echo "spack/bin/spack location -i ${compiler_hash}"
+        location=$(spack/bin/spack location -i ${compiler_hash})
+
+        echo "spack/bin/spack compiler find --scope system ${location}"
         spack/bin/spack compiler find --scope system $(spack/bin/spack location -i ${compiler_hash})
       done <<< $(echo ${hashes})