diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1488360..80fa769 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -22,9 +22,13 @@ stages:          # List of stages for jobs, and their order of execution
   - test
   - deploy
 
+variables:
+  - KUBE_CONFIG_PATH: "${HOME}/.kube/config"
+
 validate-authentik:       # This job runs in the build stage, which runs first.
   stage: validate
   before_script:
+    - 
     - cd authentik/
   script:
     - tofu validate
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