diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5ad818c432aa827dcb52fb9630bf9703e9c10462..4763b0853d3136a96a1d76cff14fb9873a2cab6f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ trigger-simnet-ci:
     project:                       parity/simnet
     branch:                        trigger-chaos-test-with-commit-msg
     strategy:                      depend
+    variables:                     CI_COMMIT_MESSAGE=$CI_COMMIT_MESSAGE 
   only:
     - master
     - schedules