diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 647cb58..64b86fb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ deploy:
   stage: deploy
   script:
     - scp -r zones catalog-zones ${SSH_PRIMARY_NS}:/var/lib/knot/
-    - ssh ${SSH_PRIMARY_NS} 'knotc reload'
+    - ssh ${SSH_PRIMARY_NS} /usr/sbin/knotc reload
   when: manual