diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d717773..4692bbd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -28,13 +28,14 @@ prestep:
   stage: .pre
   tags:
     - shell
+  script:
+    - cd ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}
+    - sed -iE -e "s,(https://)(git.tablet.sh),\1pat:\${PAT}@\2," .gitmodules
 
 clone:
   stage: clone
   tags:
     - shell
   script:
-    - cd ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}
-    - sed -iE -e "s,(https://)(git.tablet.sh),\1pat:\${PAT}@\2," .gitmodules
     - git submodule sync
     - git submodule update --init --recursive
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