diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8ab6bb2500323882ad35a60ac75a5207b67298ba..102961cb5e838a88e9f1e0cd852d021c524b78ca 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,17 @@ variables:
   OSDU_GCP_HELM_DEPLOYMENT_DIR: "devops/gcp/deploy"
   OSDU_GCP_HELM_CONFIG_DIR: "devops/gcp/configmap"
   OSDU_GCP_HELM_NAMESPACE: "default"
-  OSDU_GCP_HELM_CONFIG_SERVICE_VARS: " --set data.log_level=$OSDU_GCP_LOG_LEVEL --set data.google_audiences=$GOOGLE_AUDIENCE --set data.app_register=$OSDU_GCP_REGISTER_API"
-  OSDU_GCP_HELM_CONFIG_SERVICE_VARS_DEV2: " --set data.log_level=$OSDU_GCP_LOG_LEVEL --set data.google_audiences=$GOOGLE_AUDIENCE --set data.app_register=$OSDU_GCP_REGISTER_API"
-  OSDU_GCP_HELM_DEPLOYMENT_SERVICE_VARS: "--set data.image=$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/osdu-gcp:$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA --set data.serviceAccountName=$OSDU_GCP_SERVICE-k8s"
+  OSDU_GCP_HELM_CONFIG_SERVICE_VARS: >
+    --set data.log_level=$OSDU_GCP_LOG_LEVEL 
+    --set data.google_audiences=$GOOGLE_AUDIENCE 
+    --set data.app_register=$OSDU_GCP_REGISTER_API
+  OSDU_GCP_HELM_CONFIG_SERVICE_VARS_DEV2: >
+    --set data.log_level=$OSDU_GCP_LOG_LEVEL 
+    --set data.google_audiences=$GOOGLE_AUDIENCE 
+    --set data.app_register=$OSDU_GCP_REGISTER_API
+  OSDU_GCP_HELM_DEPLOYMENT_SERVICE_VARS: >
+    --set data.image=$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/osdu-gcp-$OSDU_GCP_SERVICE:$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA 
+    --set data.serviceAccountName=$OSDU_GCP_SERVICE-k8s
   OSDU_GCP_HELM_CONFIG_SERVICE: "notification-config"
   OSDU_GCP_HELM_DEPLOYMENT_SERVICE: "notification-deploy"
   OSDU_GCP_HELM_PACKAGE_CHARTS: "devops/gcp/deploy devops/gcp/configmap"
@@ -29,23 +37,18 @@ variables:
 
 include:
   - project: "osdu/platform/ci-cd-pipelines"
-    ref: "master"
     file: "standard-setup.yml"
 
   - project: "osdu/platform/ci-cd-pipelines"
-    ref: "master"
     file: "build/maven.yml"
 
   - project: "osdu/platform/ci-cd-pipelines"
-    ref: "master"
     file: "scanners/fossa-maven.yml"
 
   - project: "osdu/platform/ci-cd-pipelines"
-    ref: "master"
     file: "scanners/gitlab-ultimate.yml"
 
   - project: "osdu/platform/ci-cd-pipelines"
-    ref: "master"
     file: "cloud-providers/azure.yml"
 
   - project: "osdu/platform/ci-cd-pipelines"