diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e898645..ec3005b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ pytest:
       - $CI_PROJECT_DIR/venv/
   before_script:
     - cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR
-    - pip install --upgrade --quiet pip
     - python -m venv venv
     - chmod u+x venv/bin/activate
     - source venv/bin/activate
+    - pip install --upgrade --quiet pip
     - pip install --quiet -U -r requirements.txt
     - pip install --quiet -U -r tests/requirements.txt
   script: