diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a00597a..2a7d5c7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@ stages:          # List of stages for jobs, and their order of execution
 lint:
   stage: lint
   image: python:3.12
+  before_script:
+    - python3 -m pip install --user flake8 black pylint
+    - export PATH="$PATH:/home/gitlab-runner/.local/bin"
+    # - echo "PATH is now: $PATH"
   script:
-    - pip install flake8 black pylint --break-system-packages
     - flake8 .
     - black --check .
     - pylint portainer.py