diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 766bb6b14bcd940ff878361fd70d750d0aedfdfa..3bd317a418069d0ed325b3d1b15b255485ff9fce 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ stages:
 
 variables:
   GRADLE_ARGS: --no-daemon --stacktrace --warning-mode=all
-
-before_script:
-  - export GRADLE_USER_HOME=`pwd`/.gradle
+  GRADLE_USER_HOME: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.gradle"
 
 tests:
   stage: test