diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f943c71150f1630639dc6ac542d1f9e74475ce1b..ae1b9ab23ed1db228dbd4f137183d9549e844cfa 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ stages:
     changes:
       - Dockerfile
       - environment.yml
-      - .gitlab-ci.yml
   image:
     name: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:debug
     entrypoint: [""]
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ build-env:ubuntu: &build-docker
 make:
   stage: test
   script:
-    - conda activate revtex-markdown-paper && make
+    - source activate revtex-markdown-paper && make
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - paper.pdf