diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b03ee27..3b234f5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ variables:
   CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE_BACKEND: "$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:latest-backend"
   CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE_FRONTEND: "$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:latest-frontend"
 
-before_script:
+.before_script: *before_script
   - docker info
   - docker login -u $CI_USERNAME -p $CI_ACCESS_TOKEN $CI_REGISTRY
 
+before_script:
+  <<: *before_script
+
 stages:
   - build
   - test
@@ -63,6 +66,8 @@ package-frontend:
     PACKAGE_CONTAINER_NAME: "cre_frontend_package"
     ARTIFACT_NAME: "ColorRecipesExplorer-$CI_PIPELINE_IID-ng"
   before_script:
+    # Adding a reference to *before_script because the local before_script actually overrides the global one, which contains the docker login.
+    <<: *before_script
     - apk update
     - apk add --no-cache zip
     - mkdir dist