diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a78d8914ca59e6ad34c76e2d1babc16df01da24a..50be4969dd3769e53943b83809b982944cb02ac8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ before_script:
   - "chmod +x ./gradlew"
 
   - "echo $SIGNING_KEYSTORE | base64 -d > /root/signing.keystore"
+  - "echo $SIGNING_PROPERTIES > signing.properties"
 
 stages:
   - "build"
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@ stages:
 build:
   stage: "build"
   script:
-    - "echo $SIGNING_PROPERTIES > signing.properties"
     - "./gradlew assembleRelease"
     - "cp app/build/outputs/apk/release/*.apk ."
   artifacts: