2 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/global_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/global_spec.rb
index cf03acbfd3a..23270ad5053 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/global_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/global_spec.rb
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Global do
 
         describe '#variables_value' do
           it 'returns variables' do
-            expect(global.variables_value).to eq(VAR: 'value')
+            expect(global.variables_value).to eq('VAR' => 'value')
           end
         end
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Global do
                        services: ['postgres:9.1', 'mysql:5.5'],
                        stage: 'test',
                        cache: { key: 'k', untracked: true, paths: ['public/'] },
-                       variables: { VAR: 'value' },
+                       variables: { 'VAR' => 'value' },
                        ignore: false,
                        after_script: ['make clean'] },
               spinach: { name: :spinach,
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/variables_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/variables_spec.rb
index f15f02f403e..84bfef9e8ad 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/variables_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/variables_spec.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ describe Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Variables do
         it 'returns hash with key value strings' do
           expect(entry.value).to eq config
         end
+
+        context 'with numeric keys and values in the config' do
+          let(:config) { { 10 => 20 } }
+
+          it 'converts numeric key and numeric value into strings' do
+            expect(entry.value).to eq('10' => '20')
+          end
+        end
       end
 
       describe '#errors' do