diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 97144120..e8fd5f06 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -17,18 +17,20 @@ before_script:
   - RELEASE=$(echo $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME | sed "s{.*\/\(.*\)\/.*{\1{g")
   - IMAGE_TAG=$(echo $CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG | sed "s/^\([[:digit:]][[:digit:]]\)-\([[:digit:]]\)/\1\.\2/g")
   - docker login -u gitlab-ci-token -p $CI_JOB_TOKEN registry.gitlab.com
-  - apk add git
-  - git submodule sync --recursive
-  - git submodule update --init --recursive
 
 build:
   stage: build
   script:
+    - apk add git
+    - git submodule sync --recursive
+    - git submodule update --init --recursive
     - sed -i "s/RELEASE/$RELEASE/g" Dockerfile-GitLab
     - docker build --pull -t $CONTAINER_IMAGE:$IMAGE_TAG -f Dockerfile-GitLab .
     - docker push $CONTAINER_IMAGE:$IMAGE_TAG
 
 trigger:
+  variables:
+    GIT_STRATEGY: none
   stage: trigger
   script:
     - docker run byrnedo/alpine-curl curl --request POST --form "token=$CI_JOB_TOKEN" --form ref=$RELEASE $GITLAB_BASE_URL/api/v4/projects/$ENTERPRISE_PROJECT_ID/trigger/pipeline