diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 336bfc4772941ca101916a25af58423adad118f8..acc585a101cb00725bfff42edaa7fab5166ccff4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ check_style:
   tags: [ public-docker ]
   image: $CI_REGISTRY/easybuild-docker/easybuild-docker/rocky8-eb-test:latest
   script:
+    - git config --global --add safe.directory $CI_PROJECT_DIR
     - ml purge && ml EasyBuild # to load latest EasyBuild dev version
     - ml --version && which -a eb && eb --version && eb --show-system-info
     - export SYSTEMNAME="juwelsbooster" # Make this the default for packages like NVHPC