diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6f8bfad6a355ed93d7d2bde61095507312ed7157..a9922c0ba1424a25a7573453bd3aec5e6b30441d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ stages:
 
 before_script:
   - pip install -r requirements.txt
-  - pip install .
+
+variables:
+  GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE: 1
 
 cache:
   paths:
@@ -21,7 +23,10 @@ pylint:
     - pylint lisainstrument
 
 pytest:
+  variables:
+    GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE: 0
   script:
+    - pip install .
     - python -m pytest -v --junitxml=report.xml
   artifacts:
     reports: