diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b02ef11..2144551 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -25,21 +25,24 @@ pytest:
 
 
 variables:
-
+  DOCKER_HOST: tcp://docker:2375
   # fill those if you have a proxy in your environment
   DOCKER_DRIVER: overlay2
   # See https://github.com/docker-library/docker/pull/166
-  DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: ""
+  DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: "/certs"
 
 
 
 make_image:
   stage: build
+  needs:
+    - pytest
   image: docker:26.1.3
   services:
     - docker:26.1.3-dind
 
   before_script:
+    - unset DOCKER_HOST
     - docker login -u "$CI_REGISTRY_USER" -p "$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD" $CI_REGISTRY
 
   script: