diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 00bfd1ae833e3f1948ca36664c212c51166d40ce..d025e6d449d5d5aeb0b97f1c3bf8d19a73d6bcc3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -250,11 +250,11 @@ stages:
     -    unzip artifacts.zip -d previous_artifacts
     # This wildcard thingy relies on only one csv file being present per job
     -    file_previous="previous_artifacts/mld--ivas-pytest-mld-long-dec-$id_previous--sha-*.csv"
-    -    python3 ci/basop-pages/create_report_pages.py $CI_JOB_NAME-index.html $CI_JOB_NAME--merged_csv--$CI_JOB_ID--$id_previous.csv $MLD_ARTIFACT_NAME $file_previous $CI_JOB_ID $id_previous $CI_JOB_NAME
+    -    python3 ci/basop-pages/create_report_pages.py $CI_JOB_NAME-index.html $CI_JOB_NAME--merged_csv--$CI_JOB_ID.csv $MLD_ARTIFACT_NAME $file_previous $CI_JOB_ID $id_previous $CI_JOB_NAME
     - else
     # create empty file for artifacts to avoid errors
     -    touch $CI_JOB_NAME-index.html
-    -    touch $CI_JOB_NAME--merged_csv--$CI_JOB_ID--$id_previous.csv
+    -    touch $CI_JOB_NAME--merged_csv--$CI_JOB_ID.csv
     - fi
 
     - if [ $zero_errors != 1 ]; then echo "Run errors encountered!"; exit $EXIT_CODE_FAIL; fi
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ stages:
       - report.html
       - $CI_JOB_NAME-index.html
       - $MLD_ARTIFACT_NAME
-      - $CI_JOB_NAME-merged_csv--$CI_JOB_ID--$id_previous.csv
+      # the * wildcard is needed because $id_previous is undefined here
+      - $CI_JOB_NAME-merged_csv--$CI_JOB_ID.csv
     expose_as: "pytest mld results"
     reports:
       junit: