diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0b48c3a2d..0dea64ff1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -168,12 +168,6 @@ variables:
   SAST_EXCLUDED_ANALYZERS: "eslint,flawfinder,semgrep,spotbugs"
   SAST_BANDIT_EXCLUDED_PATHS: "*/tst/*, */test/*"
 
-.send-to-coverity: &send-to-coverity
-  - curl https://scan.coverity.com/builds?project=$COVERITY_SCAN_PROJECT_NAME
-    --form token=$COVERITY_SCAN_TOKEN --form email=$GITLAB_USER_EMAIL
-    --form file=@$(ls apparmor-*-cov-int.tar.gz) --form version="$(git describe --tags)"
-    --form description="$(git describe --tags) / $CI_COMMIT_TITLE / $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME:$CI_PIPELINE_ID"
-
 coverity:
   stage: .post
   extends:
@@ -187,7 +181,10 @@ coverity:
       - COV_VERSION=$(ls -dt cov-analysis-linux64-* | head -1)
       - PATH=$PATH:$(pwd)/$COV_VERSION/bin
       - make coverity
-      - *send-to-coverity
+      - curl https://scan.coverity.com/builds?project=$COVERITY_SCAN_PROJECT_NAME
+        --form token=$COVERITY_SCAN_TOKEN --form email=$GITLAB_USER_EMAIL
+        --form file=@$(ls apparmor-*-cov-int.tar.gz) --form version="$(git describe --tags)"
+        --form description="$(git describe --tags) / $CI_COMMIT_TITLE / $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME:$CI_PIPELINE_ID"
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - "apparmor-*.tar.gz"