diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 71a1abe..6e523a7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,22 +15,19 @@ cache:
   paths:
     - .cache/pip
 
-# Before running other jobs, setup the Anaconda environment
-before_script:
-  - python -V
-  - conda env create -f environment.yml
-  - conda init bash
-  - source ~/.bashrc
-  - conda activate jupyter-book-env
-
 # This job tests if the book compiles gracefully after a new addition
 test-build:
   stage: test
   rules:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"
+  before_script:
+    - python -V
+    - conda env create -f environment.yml
+    - conda init bash
+    - source ~/.bashrc
+    - conda activate jupyter-book-env
   script:
-    - pip install -r requirements.txt
     - jupyter-book clean book/
     - jupyter-book build book/
 
@@ -38,6 +35,12 @@ build-book:
   stage: build
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "publish" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"
+  before_script:
+    - python -V
+    - conda env create -f environment.yml
+    - conda init bash
+    - source ~/.bashrc
+    - conda activate jupyter-book-env
   script:
     - jupyter-book clean book/
     - jupyter-book build book/