diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1860d211614679285b0b7d010af04ef8816c6582..4ebecc75eb0d4ab3d2fad495b246528edcd6e8de 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1020,15 +1020,13 @@ dnanexus:
   except:
     variables:
       - $dnanexusEnv == "false"
-  before_script:
-    - module load dxtoolkit/python27/0.294.0
-    - dx upload ./test_data/auth/c* --path /ci-env/auth/ --parents --auth-token ${dnanexus_authToken} --project-context-id ${dnanexus_workspace}
-    - dx upload ./test_data/fastq/small/Q-Y5F6_1M.R{1,2}.fastq.gz --path /ci-env/input/ --parents --auth-token ${dnanexus_authToken} --project-context-id ${dnanexus_workspace}
   script:
     - hostname
     - ulimit -a
     - module load dxtoolkit/python27/0.294.0
     - export NXF_XPACK_LICENSE=${nxf_license}
+    - dx upload ./test_data/auth/c* --path /ci-env/auth/ --parents --auth-token ${dnanexus_authToken} --project-context-id ${dnanexus_workspace}
+    - dx upload ./test_data/fastq/small/Q-Y5F6_1M.R{1,2}.fastq.gz --path /ci-env/input/ --parents --auth-token ${dnanexus_authToken} --project-context-id ${dnanexus_workspace}
     - >
       dx run nf-dxapp-bicf --auth-token ${dnanexus_authToken} --project-context-id ${dnanexus_workspace} \
         --watch \