diff --git a/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c2161df43..80796aa3c 100644
--- a/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ include:
           - .go/pkg/mod/
 variables:
   GOVERSION: "1.16.9"
+  INSTANCE_ID_FILE: ./linux-amd64-instance.txt
 
 stages:
   - lint
@@ -220,12 +221,12 @@ deploy node for linux amd64:
     - SUBNET_ID=$(aws ec2 describe-subnets --filters 'Name=vpc-id,Values=vpc-03a4ba3d5b7c8f978' 'Name=availability-zone,Values=us-east-2a' --query 'Subnets[0].SubnetId' --output text --profile $PROFILE)
     - aws ec2 run-instances --image-id $AMI --instance-type $INSTANCE --security-group-ids $SECURITY_GROUP --subnet-id $SUBNET_ID --key-name gitlab-featurebase-dev --tag-specifications 'ResourceType=instance,Tags=[{Key=Name,Value=linux-amd64-node}]' --profile $PROFILE --user-data file://./qa/scripts/cloud-init.sh --iam-instance-profile Name=featurebase-dev-ssm > config.json
     - INSTANCE_ID=$(jq '.Instances | .[] |.InstanceId' config.json | tr -d '"') 
-    - echo $INSTANCE_ID > linux-amd64-instance.txt
+    - echo $INSTANCE_ID > $INSTANCE_ID_FILE
   needs:
     - job: build for linux amd64
   artifacts:
     paths:
-      - linux-amd64-instance.txt
+      - $INSTANCE_ID_FILE
   needs:
     - job: build for linux amd64
 
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ initiate featurebase linux amd64 in node:
     - echo "$AWS_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" | ssh-add -
     - chmod 700 /root/.ssh
     - '[[ -f /.dockerenv ]] && echo -e "Host *\n\tStrictHostKeyChecking no\n\n" > ~/.ssh/config'
-    - INSTANCE_ID=$(cat linux-amd64-instance.txt)
+    - INSTANCE_ID=$(cat $INSTANCE_ID_FILE)
   script:
     - for i in {0..24}; do IP=$(aws ec2 describe-instances --instance-ids $INSTANCE_ID --filters 'Name=instance-state-name, Values=running' --query 'Reservations[*].Instances[*].PublicIpAddress' --output text --profile $PROFILE); if [ -n "$IP" ]; then break; fi; sleep 5; done
     - scp  -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i gitlab-featurebase-dev.pem featurebase_linux_amd64 ./qa/scripts/featurebase.conf ./qa/scripts/featurebase.service ec2-user@$IP:.
@@ -270,10 +271,9 @@ terminate node for linux amd64:
     - aws configure set aws_access_key_id $AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
     - aws configure set aws_secret_access_key $AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
     - aws configure set region "us-east-2"
-    - INSTANCE_ID=$(cat linux-amd64-instance.txt)
+    - INSTANCE_ID=$(cat $INSTANCE_ID_FILE)
   script:
     - aws ec2 terminate-instances --instance-ids $INSTANCE_ID
   needs:
-    - job: deploy node for linux amd64
     - job: initiate featurebase linux amd64 in node
   when: always