diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8aedd1e7629e341dd1bb432b066d8ca11895d4fa..eb4b9808563a1fefaa0e860881ae3cee9b4c9148 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ image: eicweb.phy.anl.gov:4567/eic/juggler/juggler:$JUGGLER_TAG
 default:
   before_script:
     - source .local/bin/env.sh
+  tags:
+    - phy-scratch
   artifacts:
     expire_in: 3 days
-    tags:
-      - phy-scratch
     paths:
       - .local/detector
       - .local/lib