diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f8e18450a867167dfdcd7b948442b508406bfbac..1ac33fcef60efb5b1b33aac1d21127c3897cf524 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -83,7 +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 set-url origin_tags git@gitlab.com:elixxir/client.git
+    - git remote add origin_tags git@gitlab.com:elixxir/client.git || true
     - git tag $(release/client.linux64 -V | grep "Elixxir Client v"| cut -d ' ' -f3) -f
     - git push origin_tags -f --tags
   artifacts: