diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fcafc0d4f3af9b64ca5d5a1dcc5517a70674d825..9ab41eb6a4fbd7a1ba7a8453b67e92a17c0ef987 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ default:
         #    - cd ../.. 
 
 stages:
+  - build
   - data_init
-  - ci_gen
   - run
-  - benchmarks
+    #  - benchmarks
 
 get_data:
   stage: data_init
@@ -34,11 +34,10 @@ get_data:
     - mkdir -p sim_output
 
 generate_config:
-  stage: ci_gen
+  stage: build
   tags:
     - sodium
-  script:
-    - ./bin/gen_ci_config -p test_ -i dummy > config/dummy_config.yml
+  script:  ./bin/gen_ci_config -p test_ -i dummy > config/dummy_config.yml
 
 child-pipeline:
   stage: run