diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 489f87bbb..1ee4819f6 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - cargo install cargo-workspaces
       - cp -r migrations crates/db_queries/
-      - cargo login "${CARGO_TOKEN}"
+      - cargo login "$CARGO_TOKEN"
       - cargo workspaces publish --from-git --allow-branch main --yes custom "${DRONE_TAG}"
     when:
       ref: