diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8b826ddc0558b8407ac5c93877348e44d767310a..75603b208d92cc2eacede872a45698c336ee01fe 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ stages:
       - echo "output dir - " $OUTPUT_DIR
       - echo "pythonpath - " $PYTHONPATH
 
+      - source /storage/app/miniconda3/bin/activate /storage/app/EWS_prod/envs/conda/py3EWS/
+      - pip install coverage
       - python3 -V  # Print out python version for debugging
       - mkdir $PACKAGES_DIR
       - mkdir -p $OUTPUT_DIR
@@ -69,8 +71,6 @@ stages:
       - export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:$coordinator:$coordinator_tests
 
       - ls $PACKAGES_DIR
-      - source /storage/app/miniconda3/bin/activate /storage/app/EWS_prod/envs/conda/py3EWS/
-      - pip install coverage
 
 #.full_fat_before_script:
 #  before_script:
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ half_fat_tests:
 
   script:
     - export PYTHONPATH="$CI_PYTHON_PATH"
-    - echo $FULL_FAT_RUN_DATE
 #    - echo $PYTHONPATH
     - cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR/tests/unit/coordinator/
     - python3 -m coverage run -m unittest *