diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4fcf626cf4..d2a490c2f0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ before_script:
   - test -d fdroidserver && rm -rf fdroidserver
   - git clone https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidserver.git fdroidserver --depth=10
   - export PATH="$PATH:$PWD/fdroidserver"
+  - touch config.py
 
 metadata_check:
   script:
-    - cd fdroiddata && fdroid readmeta
+    - fdroid readmeta