diff --git a/continuousintegration/orchestration/create_instance.sh b/continuousintegration/orchestration/create_instance.sh
index d7fb5217ae4711166c5f153e9ad3874f9da7c7fc..fa386d25c664b7ab248005f07823e82784786ce4 100755
--- a/continuousintegration/orchestration/create_instance.sh
+++ b/continuousintegration/orchestration/create_instance.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ config_database="./database-sqlite.yaml"
 # default library model
 model="mhvtl"
 
+# EOS short instance name
+EOSINSTANCE=ctaeos
+
 # By default keep Database and keep Objectstore
 # default should not make user loose data if he forgot the option
 keepdatabase=1