diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 902b45f6d9f1f1a95c355fcb726b94d0dd702baa..1d9caee8d97b806d399f632b69cdba60d97e9491 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 variables:
   GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
 
-before_script:
-  - module load singularity/3.5.3
-  - module load awscli/1.19.17
-
 stages:
   - build_stage
   - test_stage
@@ -14,6 +10,8 @@ TEST:
   stage: build_stage
   script:
     - pwd
+    - module load singularity/3.5.3
+    - module load awscli/1.19.17
 
 build.dev:
   stage: build_stage