diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/fix-ci-linter-undefined-error.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/fix-ci-linter-undefined-error.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..229970b79c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/fix-ci-linter-undefined-error.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+title: Fix undefined error in CI linter
+merge_request: 7650
+author: 
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/job.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/job.rb
index 20dcc024b4e..a55362f0b6b 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/job.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/job.rb
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ module Gitlab
 
             self.class.nodes.each_key do |key|
               global_entry = deps[key]
-              job_entry = @entries[key]
+              job_entry = self[key]
 
               if global_entry.specified? && !job_entry.specified?
                 @entries[key] = global_entry
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/global_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/global_spec.rb
index 5e5c5dcc385..e64c8d46bd8 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/global_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/global_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Global do
     end
   end
 
-  context 'when hash is valid' do
+  context 'when configuration is valid' do
     context 'when some entries defined' do
       let(:hash) do
         { before_script: ['ls', 'pwd'],
@@ -225,29 +225,44 @@ describe Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Global do
     end
   end
 
-  context 'when hash is not valid' do
+  context 'when configuration is not valid' do
     before { global.compose! }
 
-    let(:hash) do
-      { before_script: 'ls' }
-    end
+    context 'when before script is not an array' do
+      let(:hash) do
+        { before_script: 'ls' }
+      end
 
-    describe '#valid?' do
-      it 'is not valid' do
-        expect(global).not_to be_valid
+      describe '#valid?' do
+        it 'is not valid' do
+          expect(global).not_to be_valid
+        end
+      end
+
+      describe '#errors' do
+        it 'reports errors from child nodes' do
+          expect(global.errors)
+            .to include 'before_script config should be an array of strings'
+        end
+      end
+
+      describe '#before_script_value' do
+        it 'returns nil' do
+          expect(global.before_script_value).to be_nil
+        end
       end
     end
 
-    describe '#errors' do
-      it 'reports errors from child nodes' do
-        expect(global.errors)
-          .to include 'before_script config should be an array of strings'
+    context 'when job does not have commands' do
+      let(:hash) do
+        { before_script: ['echo 123'], rspec: { stage: 'test' } }
       end
-    end
 
-    describe '#before_script_value' do
-      it 'returns nil' do
-        expect(global.before_script_value).to be_nil
+      describe '#errors' do
+        it 'reports errors about missing script' do
+          expect(global.errors)
+            .to include "jobs:rspec script can't be blank"
+        end
       end
     end
   end
@@ -281,7 +296,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Global do
       { cache: { key: 'a' }, rspec: { script: 'ls' } }
     end
 
-    context 'when node exists' do
+    context 'when entry exists' do
       it 'returns correct entry' do
         expect(global[:cache])
           .to be_an_instance_of Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Cache
@@ -289,7 +304,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Global do
       end
     end
 
-    context 'when node does not exist' do
+    context 'when entry does not exist' do
       it 'always return unspecified node' do
         expect(global[:some][:unknown][:node])
           .not_to be_specified