diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yaml b/.gitlab-ci.yaml
index cd2caefc925aee5da88b11f7c88fbbef180f9dbb..fbf9d057cbef40fd23f370b40db065ce44593ff5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yaml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ hivemind_start_api_smoketest:
     - python3 -m site --user-site
     - pip3 install --user --upgrade pip setuptools
     - pip3 install --user pyresttest
-    - scripts/ci_start_api_smoketest.sh "http://localhost/$HIVEMIND_HTTP_PORT"
+    - scripts/ci_start_api_smoketest.sh "http://localhost:$HIVEMIND_HTTP_PORT"
 
   when: manual