diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index 31d23b3f..9b0aee93 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}
+//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN
 registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/
 save-exact=true
 always-auth=true