diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 77bed60f0..7356cdef7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ variables:
   POSTGRES_USER: uniworx
   POSTGRES_PASSWORD: uniworx
   N_PREFIX: "${HOME}/.n"
-  PATH: "${N_PREFIX}/bin:$PATH"
   
 stages:
   - setup
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ npm install:
     - apt-get update -y
     - npm install -g n
     - n 13.5.0
+    - export PATH="${N_PREFIX}/bin:$PATH"
     - npm install -g npm
     - hash -r
     - apt-get -y install openssh-client exiftool