diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e3e147d2b22aecf2f86135790e463b16337cb927..1b2994b92fce8b228499ef26a1a6a6282a8742cd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ stages:
   - performance
   - cleanup
 
+prepare_secrets:
+  stage: prepare
+  image: alpine:latest
+  script:
+    -echo "$ENV_FILE" > .env # Also provide env file
+
 prepare_node:
   stage: prepare
   image: node:10
@@ -38,7 +44,6 @@ prepare_node:
     - npm install
   script: 
     - npm run prod
-    - echo "$ENV_FILE" > .env # Also provide env file
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - node_modules