diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a265f7f341c9f8a66f89598db096bbc245cff6ba..934cf96e7d9343e23d083182d3974302bded8c7f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ zdc_benchmark_info_histogram:
   script:
     - cp NPDet/src/GenericDetectors/calorimeters/compact/elements.xml calorimeters/
     - cp NPDet/src/GenericDetectors/calorimeters/compact/materials.xml calorimeters/
-    - root -b -q calorimeters/rootlogon.C
     - root -b -q calorimeters/simple_info_plot_histograms.cxx+
   allow_failure: true
 
diff --git a/calorimeters/.rootrc b/calorimeters/.rootrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..10a9417f644d48d39ac230c60988a16d33dd5145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/calorimeters/.rootrc
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#.rootrc file
+Rint.Logon:              .rootlogon.C