diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8963aea467..48b28c43be 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -341,6 +341,8 @@ fdroid build:
 
     - *install_fdroid_server
 
+    - git -C $home_vagrant/gradlew-fdroid pull
+
     # Set up git config something like the production buildserver. The
     # difference is that in production, this is installed on the
     # buildserver VM host, while here it is basically in the