diff --git a/debian/.gitlab-ci.yml b/debian/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2384b402c4..6b34b98b4f 100644
--- a/debian/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/debian/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ variables:
   GIT_DEPTH: 128
   PB_RESULT: '${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/../${CI_PROJECT_NAME}_${CI_BUILD_REF}_${CI_JOB_NAME}_${CI_JOB_ID}'
   LINTIAN_CMD: eval lintian --no-tag-display-limit --info --display-info --color=auto --display-experimental --pedantic "${PB_RESULT}"/*.changes
+  ORIGTAR_CMD: origtargz --tar-only --download-only
 # PDEBUILD_CMD: eval pdebuild --use-pdebuild-internal --pbuildersatisfydepends "/usr/lib/pbuilder/pbuilder-satisfydepends-classic" --buildresult "${PB_RESULT}" --debbuildopts -sa
   PDEBUILD_CMD: eval pdebuild --use-pdebuild-internal --buildresult "${PB_RESULT}" --debbuildopts -sa
   EATMYDATA: "yes"
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ testing_unstable-amd64:
   before_script:
     - *pre_build
   script:
-    - origtargz
+    - ${ORIGTAR_CMD}
     - ${PDEBUILD_CMD} --architecture amd64 -- --basetgz /var/cache/pbuilder/testing_unstable-amd64.tgz
     - ${LINTIAN_CMD}
 
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ unstable-i386:
   before_script:
     - *pre_build
   script:
-    - origtargz
+    - ${ORIGTAR_CMD}
     - ${PDEBUILD_CMD} --architecture i386 -- --basetgz /var/cache/pbuilder/unstable-i386.tgz
 
 unstable-amd64:
@@ -88,6 +89,6 @@ unstable-amd64:
   before_script:
     - *pre_build
   script:
-    - origtargz
+    - ${ORIGTAR_CMD}
     - ${PDEBUILD_CMD} --architecture amd64 -- --basetgz /var/cache/pbuilder/unstable-amd64.tgz
     - ${LINTIAN_CMD}