diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 12d96b181438c47f18db95440b9daeafb5d9b460..ad5caaf86b7c92e0f240cfb3fab882efe4280528 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-image: localhost:5000/ubuntu_gcc8
-
 cache:
   key: "$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG"
   paths:
@@ -11,7 +9,8 @@ stages:
   - test
   - deploy
 
-build:coverage:
+build:gcc8-seq-coverage:
+  image: localhost:5000/ubuntu_gcc8
   stage: build
   script:
     - mkdir -p build
@@ -19,10 +18,11 @@ build:coverage:
     - CXX=g++-8 CC=gcc-8 cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Coverage
     - make pugs
 
-test:coverage:
+test:gcc8-seq-coverage:
+  image: localhost:5000/ubuntu_gcc8
   stage: test
   dependencies:
-    - build:coverage
+    - build:gcc8-seq-coverage
   script:
     - cd build
     - make run_unit_tests