diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index eb7ebcfeca7f2dd2f1d6e7fa26188eea2d35243b..5305efc21eb6df1711d3d5d7291c3bef2624cf8b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ zip:
   stage: deploy
   script:
     - echo "Script part cannot be empty."
-    - rm -rf .git
   artifacts:
     name: thesis
     paths:
       - "."
     exclude:
-      - .git/*
-      - .git/**/*
+      - .git
       - ".gitlab-ci.yml"