diff --git a/test/docker-compose/test-docker-compose.gitlab-ci.yml b/test/docker-compose/test-docker-compose.gitlab-ci.yml
index 194eb22..8791b75 100644
--- a/test/docker-compose/test-docker-compose.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/test/docker-compose/test-docker-compose.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ include:
   - local: 'templates/IaC/docker-compose.gitlab-ci.yml'
   - local: 'templates/IaC/ssh-transfer-data.gitlab-ci.yml'
 
-variables:
-  SSH_URL: "ci-cd.dev.exxcellent.de"
-  SSH_USER: "user"
 
 Docker-compose:
   stage: compose
@@ -20,6 +17,8 @@ Docker-compose:
     SCP_SOURCE: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/test/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml"
     COMPOSE_EXTRA_ARGS: "-f test/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml"
     SSH_PORT: "22"
+    SSH_URL: "ci-cd.dev.exxcellent.de"
+    SSH_USER: "user"
     DOCKER_REGISTRY: "$CI_REGISTRY"
     DOCKER_REGISTRY_PASS: "$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD"
     DOCKER_REGISTRY_USER: "$CI_REGISTRY_USER"
@@ -28,7 +27,9 @@ Docker-compose:
 
 Test-Files:
   stage: verify
-
+  variables:
+    SSH_URL: "ci-cd.dev.exxcellent.de"
+    SSH_USER: "user"
   rules:
     - when: always
   extends: .ssh-transfer-data