diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f251d5215a..d0c1413484 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 before_script:
   - apt-get update -qy
   - apt-get install -y python python-setuptools
-  - wget 'https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidserver/repository/archive.tar.bz2?ref=master' -O '/tmp/fdroidserver.tar.bz2'
-  - tar -xvf '/tmp/fdroidserver.tar.bz2'
-  - python2 fdroidserver.git/setup.py install
+  - git clone https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidserver fdroidserver --depth=10
+  - cd fdroidserver
+  - python2 setup.py install
 
 metadata_check:
   script: