diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5dd2df5015acd41ebcacf066cc2794fa619290dc..1f2d0b0cef802b88cd44cd662bd66218097f6610 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ stages:
   - cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR
 
   # configure git
-  - export CI_NEW_BRANCH=ci_processing$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA
+  - export CI_NEW_BRANCH=ci_processing$RANDOM
+  - echo creating new temporary branch... $CI_NEW_BRANCH
+  #- export CI_NEW_BRANCH=ci_processing$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA
   - git config --global user.email "${CI_EMAIL}"
   - git config --global user.name "${CI_USERNAME}"
   - git checkout -b $CI_NEW_BRANCH # temporary branch