diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d111396b656abfa6ed2b99dda3e3244df2c3e68d..1ed14ea9d7bcb4f68f4c2fa14193ba1b1947635a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ variables:
 
 default:
   before_script:
-    - curl https://cern.ch/maven/settings-ci.xml -o settings.xml
+    - curl -L https://cern.ch/maven/settings-ci.xml -o settings.xml
 
 # Fully build and publish master branch
 build_and_publish: