diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2b8023ce5cfeb2bca1f21c0fa99ab33d7af6862f..de41f6c623745ee0591eec84a7cc819941d14e1f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 image: quay.io/buildah/stable:latest
 
+variables:
+  STORAGE_DRIVER: vfs
+  BUILDAH_FORMAT: docker
+  BUILDAH_ISOLATION: chroot
+
 default:
   before_script:
     - buildah login -u "$CI_REGISTRY_USER" --password $CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD $CI_REGISTRY
-  variables:
-    STORAGE_DRIVER: vfs
-    BUILDAH_FORMAT: docker
-    BUILDAH_ISOLATION: chroot
 
 stages:
   - build