diff --git a/ci/autoscaler/scripts/vars.source.sh b/ci/autoscaler/scripts/vars.source.sh
index d4d2dd07a9..dd18256454 100644
--- a/ci/autoscaler/scripts/vars.source.sh
+++ b/ci/autoscaler/scripts/vars.source.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ debug "AUTOSCALER_ORG: ${AUTOSCALER_ORG}"
 log "set up vars: AUTOSCALER_ORG=${AUTOSCALER_ORG}"
 autoscaler_org="${AUTOSCALER_ORG}"
 
-export AUTOSCALER_SPACE="${AUTOSCALER_SPACE:-"develop"}"
+export AUTOSCALER_SPACE="${AUTOSCALER_SPACE:-$DEPLOYMENT_NAME}"
 debug "AUTOSCALER_SPACE: ${AUTOSCALER_SPACE}"
 log "set up vars: AUTOSCALER_SPACE=${AUTOSCALER_SPACE}"
 autoscaler_space="${AUTOSCALER_SPACE}"