diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index eaa62c4..94e7282 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ get_data:
   needs:
     - ["get_data","common:setup"]
   before_script:
-    - mc config host add S3 https://eics3.sdcc.bnl.gov:9000 ${S3_ACCESS_KEY} ${S3_SECRET_KEY} || echo "ERROR: Failed to configure S3. Server may not be accessible."
+    - mc config host add S3 https://eics3.sdcc.bnl.gov:9000 ${S3_ACCESS_KEY} ${S3_SECRET_KEY} || echo "ERROR\: Failed to configure S3. Server may not be accessible."
     - source .local/bin/env.sh
     - source /opt/detector/epic-main/setup.sh
     - ls -lrtha