diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b1b07b8a5..01fe8ae8d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ variables:
   TRANSFER_METER_FREQUENCY: "2s"
 
   # docker
-  ENV_USER: "fradrive-env"
+  ENV_USER: fradrive-env
 
   # backend
   STACK_ROOT: "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/.stack"
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ default:
       user: ${ENV_USER}
   before_script:
     - chown -R ${ENV_USER} . # change project directory ownership to (non-root) user inside docker container
+  artifacts:
+    name: "${CI_JOB_NAME}-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}"
+    expire_in: "1 day"
+  retry: 2
+  interruptible: true
 
 
 stages:
@@ -43,26 +48,19 @@ stages:
   - release
 
 
-# TODO: rename to "frontend dependencies"
 frontend dependencies:
   stage: setup
   cache:
     - &npm-cache
       key: default-npm
-      paths:
-        - .npm
-        - node_modules
+      paths: &npm-paths
+        - node_modules/
+        - .npm/
+        - .npmrc
   script:
     - make node_modules
   artifacts:
-    paths:
-      - node_modules/
-      - .npm/
-      - .npmrc
-    name: "${CI_JOB_NAME}-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}"
-    expire_in: "1 day"
-  retry: 2
-  interruptible: true
+    paths: *npm-paths
 
 well-known:
   stage: setup
@@ -80,10 +78,6 @@ well-known:
     paths:
       - well-known/
       - .well-known-cache/
-    name: "${CI_JOB_NAME}-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}"
-    expire_in: "1 day"
-  retry: 2
-  interruptible: true
 
 backend dependencies:
   stage: setup
@@ -97,11 +91,6 @@ backend dependencies:
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - .stack
-    name: "${CI_JOB_NAME}-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}"
-    expire_in: "1 day"
-  retry: 2
-  interruptible: true
-
 
 frontend lint:
   stage: lint
@@ -114,8 +103,6 @@ frontend lint:
       artifacts: true
     - job: well-known
       artifacts: true
-  retry: 2
-  interruptible: true
 
 backend lint:
   stage: lint
@@ -126,9 +113,6 @@ backend lint:
   needs:
     - job: backend dependencies
       artifacts: true
-  retry: 2
-  interruptible: true
-
 
 frontend build:
   stage: build
@@ -147,10 +131,6 @@ frontend build:
     paths:
       - static/
       - config/webpack.yml
-    name: "${CI_JOB_NAME}-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}"
-    expire_in: "1 day"
-  retry: 2
-  interruptible: true
 
 # TODO rename to uniworx?
 backend build:
@@ -177,10 +157,6 @@ backend build:
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - bin/
-    name: "${CI_JOB_NAME}-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}"
-    expire_in: "1 day"
-  retry: 2
-  interruptible: true
   resource_group: ram
 
 uniworxdb:
@@ -195,10 +171,6 @@ uniworxdb:
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - bin/uniworxdb
-    name: "${CI_JOB_NAME}-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}"
-    expire_in: "1 day"
-  retry: 2
-  interruptible: true
 
 uniworx:exe:uniworxload:
   stage: build
@@ -214,11 +186,6 @@ uniworx:exe:uniworxload:
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - uniworx:exe:uniworxload.nar.xz
-    name: "${CI_JOB_NAME}-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}"
-    expire_in: "1 day"
-  retry: 2
-  interruptible: true
-
 
 # check:
 #   stage: test
@@ -231,8 +198,6 @@ uniworx:exe:uniworxload:
 #       artifacts: false
 #     - job: frontend build
 #       artifacts: true
-#   retry: 2
-#   interruptible: true
 
 frontend test:
   stage: test
@@ -242,8 +207,6 @@ frontend test:
   needs:
     - job: frontend dependencies
       artifacts: true
-  retry: 2
-  interruptible: true
 
 backend test:
   stage: test
@@ -253,9 +216,6 @@ backend test:
   needs:
     - job: backend dependencies
       artifacts: true
-  retry: 2
-  interruptible: true
-
 
 container:
   stage: container
@@ -274,10 +234,6 @@ container:
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - uniworx.tar.gz
-    name: "${CI_JOB_NAME}-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}"
-    expire_in: "1 day"
-  retry: 2
-  interruptible: true
   rules: &release-rules
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^v/
 test container:
@@ -297,10 +253,6 @@ test container:
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - uniworx.tar.gz
-    name: "${CI_JOB_NAME}-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}"
-    expire_in: "1 day"
-  retry: 2
-  interruptible: true
   rules: &test-release-rules
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^t/
 
@@ -323,8 +275,6 @@ parse changelog:
       - .current-changelog.md
     name: "changelog-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}"
     expire_in: "1 day"
-  retry: 2
-  interruptible: true
 parse test changelog:
   stage: prepare release
   needs:
@@ -343,9 +293,6 @@ parse test changelog:
       - .current-version
       - .current-changelog.md
     name: "changelog-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}"
-    expire_in: "1 day"
-  retry: 2
-  interruptible: true
 
 upload container:
   variables:
@@ -369,7 +316,6 @@ upload container:
     - job: backend test # sanity
       artifacts: false
   rules: *release-rules
-  retry: 2
 upload test container:
   variables:
     GIT_STRATEGY: none
@@ -392,7 +338,6 @@ upload test container:
     - job: backend test # sanity
       artifacts: false
   rules: *test-release-rules
-  retry: 2
 
 release:
   variables:
@@ -413,6 +358,7 @@ release:
       artifacts: false
     - job: parse changelog
       artifacts: true
+  retry: 0
 test release:
   variables:
     GIT_STRATEGY: none
@@ -432,3 +378,4 @@ test release:
       artifacts: false
     - job: parse test changelog
       artifacts: true
+  retry: 0