diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/ubuntu_python.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/ubuntu_python.gitlab-ci.yml
index 484e534e73c7469491ab83ba0b10bf6a84084ba8..0d7ad96cf4115c588fb4fbf099744782ea0f9f11 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/ubuntu_python.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/ubuntu_python.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ coverage:ubuntu_python:
   tags:
     - docker
 
-  before_script:
+  before_script: &setup_ubuntu_cov
     - !reference [.retrieve_deps:apt, script]
     - source venv/bin/activate
     - which python