diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ef50155..54194b1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ update:
     - git push origin HEAD:$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
     # update teh hash for further along in the pipeline
     # https://nsirap.com/posts/043-change-value-of-variable-in-gitlab%20copy/
-    - echo "FLAKE_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> flake.env
-    - file -bi flake.env
+    - /bin/bash -c "echo "FLAKE_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> flake.env"
   artifacts:
     reports:
       dotenv: flake.env