diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2f702917e1f2233b3e43953e2f3a7e9e589131be..47a71262526f32d332385913d9353347821442c9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ workflow:
 install:
   stage: build
   script:
-    - pip install venv
+    # - pip install venv
     - python3 -m venv ./venv
     - source ./venv/bin/activate
     - pip install --upgrade pip && pip install pip-tools
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ lint:
 
 format:
   stage: test
+  needs: ["lint"]
   before_script:
     - source .venv/bin/activate
     - pip install autopep8