diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-angular.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-angular.yml
index 9ae6277c1848f06fe5f56cd5266057168462730c..e1d01ed18f25fd4a3ae5f12892e69ac54219427a 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-angular.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-angular.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 # Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 # =========================================================================================
 variables:
+  # variabilized tracking image
+  TBC_TRACKING_IMAGE: "$CI_REGISTRY/to-be-continuous/tools/tracking:master"
+
   # Default ng workspace
   NG_WORKSPACE_DIR: .
 
@@ -380,7 +383,7 @@ stages:
 .ng-cli-base:
   image: $NG_CLI_IMAGE
   services:
-    - name: "$CI_REGISTRY/to-be-continuous/tools/tracking:master"
+    - name: "$TBC_TRACKING_IMAGE"
       command: ["--service", "angular", "2.1.0"]
   # cache configuration
   cache: