diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b5a8f5468..6095e829d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -17,15 +17,16 @@ stages:
 node dependencies:
   stage: setup
   script:
-    - nix build -o node-dependencies .#uniworxNodeDependencies
+    - nix -L build -o node-dependencies .#uniworxNodeDependencies
   before_script:
+    - install -m 0644 .gitlab-ci/nix-bootstrap.conf /etc/nix/nix.conf
     - nix-env -f '<nixpkgs>' -riA envsubst
     - envsubst -i .gitlab-ci/nix.conf -o /etc/nix/nix.conf
     - git config --global init.defaultBranch master
     - install -v -m 0700 -d ~/.ssh
-    - install -v -T -m 0644 ${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS} ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-    - install -v -T -m 0400 ${SSH_DEPLOY_KEY} ~/.ssh/deploy && echo "IdentityFile ~/.ssh/deploy" >> ~/.ssh/config; 
-    - install -v -T -m 0644 ${FONTAWESOME_NPM_AUTH_FILE} /etc/fontawesome-token
+    - install -v -T -m 0644 "${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS}" ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+    - install -v -T -m 0400 "${SSH_DEPLOY_KEY}" ~/.ssh/deploy && echo "IdentityFile ~/.ssh/deploy" >> ~/.ssh/config; 
+    - install -v -T -m 0644 "${FONTAWESOME_NPM_AUTH_FILE}" /etc/fontawesome-token
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - node-dependencies