diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f9d4d1f..ef50155 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ update:
     # 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
   artifacts:
     reports:
       dotenv: flake.env