diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6a1f7b1..88628af 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -61,11 +61,12 @@ release:
     TWINE_PASSWORD: $CI_JOB_TOKEN
     ENVIRONMENT: test
   before_script:
+    - cp ~/.env.test $CI_PROJECT_DIR/aaredb/frontend/.
     - python3.12 -m venv $VIRTUAL_ENV
     - source $VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/activate
     - pip install --upgrade pip
     # Explicit clean-up commands
-    - find "$CI_PROJECT_DIR" -name '__pycache__' -type d -exec rm -rf {} + || true
+    - find "" -name '__pycache__' -type d -exec rm -rf {} + || true
     - find "$CI_PROJECT_DIR" -name '*.pyc' -type f -delete || true
     # Fix permissions (if necessary)
     - chmod -R u+w "$CI_PROJECT_DIR"