QA failure: qa/specs/features/browser_ui/4_verify/ci_variable/raw_variables_defined_in_yaml_spec.rb
## Overview
* Environment: gstg-cny
* Coordinated pipeline: https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/release/tools/-/pipelines/5821101
* Auto-deploy package: 19.1.202606011606-0cd0cc4b729.ca15af3439f
### Pipeline:
* **https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/quality/staging-canary/-/jobs/24477855**
```
2026-06-01T19:04:02.062728Z 01O
2026-06-01T19:04:02.062732Z 01O 1) Verify Pipeline with raw variables in YAML expands variables according to expand: true/false
2026-06-01T19:04:02.062738Z 01O [31mFailure/Error: let(:project) { create(:project, name: 'project-with-raw-variable-pipeline') }[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.062747Z 01O [31m[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.062751Z 01O [31mRestClient::Exceptions::ReadTimeout:[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.062756Z 01O [31m Timed out reading data from server[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.062761Z 01O [36m# ./qa/support/api.rb:43:in `block in get'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.399132Z 01E /builds/gitlab-org/quality/staging-canary/.gems/bin/gitlab-qa: Command `docker run -t --rm --net=bridge --env QA_CAN_TEST_GIT_PROTOCOL_V2="$QA_CAN_TEST_GIT_PROTOCOL_V2" ...` failed! [31m✘[0m (Gitlab::QA::Support::ShellCommand::StatusError)
2026-06-01T19:04:02.399194Z 01E /builds/gitlab-org/quality/staging-canary/.gems/bin/gitlab-qa: Command `docker run -t --rm --net=bridge --env QA_CAN_TEST_GIT_PROTOCOL_V2="$QA_CAN_TEST_GIT_PROTOCOL_V2" ...` failed! [31m✘[0m (Gitlab::QA::Support::ShellCommand::StatusError)
2026-06-01T19:04:02.400693Z 01O [36m# ./qa/support/api.rb:135:in `block in with_retry_on_too_many_requests'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.400742Z 01O [36m# ./qa/support/retrier.rb:54:in `block in retry_until'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.400749Z 01O [36m# ./qa/support/repeater.rb:46:in `repeat_until'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.400754Z 01O [36m# ./qa/support/retrier.rb:44:in `retry_until'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.400819Z 01O [36m# ./qa/support/api.rb:134:in `with_retry_on_too_many_requests'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.400825Z 01O [36m# ./qa/support/api.rb:42:in `get'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.400830Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:90:in `api_get_from'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.400836Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:76:in `api_get'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.400842Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/project.rb:124:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.400848Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block (2 levels) in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.400854Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:117:in `log_and_record_fabrication'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.400860Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.400927Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:107:in `do_fabricate!'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.400933Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:73:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.400939Z 01O [36m# ./qa/factories/_shared.rb:6:in `block (2 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.400945Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/4_verify/ci_variable/raw_variables_defined_in_yaml_spec.rb:8:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.400971Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/4_verify/ci_variable/raw_variables_defined_in_yaml_spec.rb:9:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.400979Z 01O [36m# /home/gitlab/spec/support/fast_quarantine.rb:22:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.400994Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:124:in `run_rspec'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.400998Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:32:in `perform'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.401003Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.401008Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.401013Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:63:in `perform'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.401023Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.401029Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.401033Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/bootable.rb:52:in `launch!'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.401038Z 01O [36m# ------------------[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.401042Z 01O [36m# --- Caused by: ---[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.401047Z 01O [36m# Net::ReadTimeout:[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.401053Z 01O [36m# Net::ReadTimeout with #<TCPSocket:(closed)>[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.401118Z 01O [36m# ./qa/support/api.rb:43:in `block in get'[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.401123Z 01O
2026-06-01T19:04:02.401127Z 01O Finished in 2 minutes 40.2 seconds (files took 1.17 seconds to load)
2026-06-01T19:04:02.401133Z 01O [31m2 examples, 1 failure[0m
2026-06-01T19:04:02.401138Z 01O
2026-06-01T19:04:02.401189Z 01O Failed examples:
2026-06-01T19:04:02.401194Z 01O
2026-06-01T19:04:02.401244Z 01O [31mrspec ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/4_verify/ci_variable/raw_variables_defined_in_yaml_spec.rb:76[0m [36m# Verify Pipeline with raw variables in YAML expands variables according to expand: true/false[0m
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```
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