diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6a3148f..910d918 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -66,4 +66,7 @@ deploy-job:      # Deploy docker image on ssh server
 trigger_job:
   stage: trigger
   trigger:
-    project: bsc/todo-service
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+    project: bsc/todo-service
+    forward: # I nested this keyword under trigger
+      yaml_variables: false # this is the current/default behavior
+      pipeline_variables: false # with this, pipeline UI variables are passed