diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 300d5830f11e41a0ca08ac1448dcc8b143416bb2..e0497d33bb273c2caae33bf7e28d251aadce56b9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ deploy-test-job:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
   script:
     - conda activate test
-    - conda install $(conda build --output-folder $BUILD_PATH ./conda-recipe --output) --force-reinstall -y
+    - conda install --channel $BUILD_PATH --force-reinstall pyzebra -y
     - sudo systemctl restart pyzebra-test.service
 
 deploy-prod-job:
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ deploy-prod-job:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
   script:
     - conda activate prod
-    - conda install $(conda build --output-folder $BUILD_PATH ./conda-recipe --output) -y
+    - conda install --channel $BUILD_PATH pyzebra -y
     - sudo systemctl restart pyzebra-prod.service
 
 publish-job: