diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3e4c51dea5f59c2c0b75fefef396452d3f53080b..6aa8497b058565261741c0d5aa4e4c7f3c6eb6c8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ cache:
   policy: pull-push
 
 before_script:
-  - python -m venv $VENV_DIR
-  - source $VENV_DIR/Scripts/activate
+  - python -m venv .venv
+  - source .venv/Scripts/activate
   - pip install --upgrade pip
   - pip install -r requirements.txt --cache-dir $PIP_CACHE_DIR