diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4bbc40d..f2b72aa 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ stages:          # List of stages for jobs, and their order of execution
   - test
 
 
-.pre-job:
-  state: pre
+pre-job:
+  state: .pre
   script:
     sudo apt install python3 -y