diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index df53ab7f8ff7bdea4ed86cf2d16ac3ce40bb370a..4e1105081cef977391c0de3045dd8bd3b813f110 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ prepare_secrets:
   stage: prepare
   image: alpine:latest
   script:
-    - echo "$ENV_FILE" > .env # Also provide env file
+    - cp $ENV_FILE .env # Also provide env file
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - .env