diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b6756edaebb5b63e2189d869624dfda23e464c3f..53c01aaa441c4bc4ef5ccea9c8b2fa08d645806f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ build:
     - GOOS=windows GOARCH=386 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags '-w -s' -o release/client.win32 main.go
     - GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags '-w -s' -o release/client.darwin64 main.go
     - release/client.linux64 --version
+    - git remote remove origin
     - git remote set-url origin git@gitlab.com:elixxir/client.git
     - git tag $(release/client.linux64 -V | grep "Elixxir Client v"| cut -d ' ' -f3)
     - git push --tags