diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index abd769f03..27d95d6fe 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
-stages:          # List of stages for jobs, and their order of execution
-  - build
-
 default:
   image: debian:stable-slim
 
-.debconf: &debconf
-  export DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive";
-  export DEBIAN_PRIORITY="low";
-  export DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN="true";
- 
+stages:          # List of stages for jobs, and their order of execution
+  - build
+
+variables:
+  GIT_STRATEGY: clone
+  GIT_CLONE_PATH: $CI_BUILDS_DIR/$CI_CONCURRENT_ID/$CI_PROJECT_PATH
+
 .job_template: &job_build # This job runs in the build stage, which runs first.
+
   stage: build
-  variables:
-    GIT_STRATEGY: clone
-    GIT_CLONE_PATH: $CI_BUILDS_DIR/$CI_CONCURRENT_ID/$CI_PROJECT_PATH
+
   cache:
     - key: ccache-$CI_PROJECT_PATH_SLUG-$CI_JOB_NAME_SLUG
       fallback_keys:
@@ -22,14 +20,18 @@ default:
       paths:
         - ccache
         - ccache_statslog
+
     - key: apt-$CI_JOB_IMAGE
       paths:
         - apt-cache
       unprotect: true
+
   before_script:
-    - - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_start:`date +%s`:debconf_pre[collapsed=true]\r\e[0KSetup debconf's environment"
-      - *debconf
-      - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_end:`date +%s`:debconf_pre\r\e[0K"
+    - - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_start:`date +%s`:debconf[collapsed=true]\r\e[0KSetup debconf's environment"
+      - export DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive"
+      - export DEBIAN_PRIORITY="low"
+      - export DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN="true"
+      - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_end:`date +%s`:debconf\r\e[0K"
 
     - - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_start:`date +%s`:dpkg_aa[collapsed=true]\r\e[0KAdding architectures to dpkg"
       - dpkg --add-architecture i386
@@ -122,10 +124,6 @@ build-i686-w64-mingw32:
   variables:
     PREFIX: i686-w64-mingw32
   script:
-    - - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_start:`date +%s`:debconf[collapsed=true]\r\e[0KSetup debconf's environment"
-      - *debconf
-      - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_end:`date +%s`:debconf\r\e[0K"
-
     - - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_start:`date +%s`:apt_toolchain[collapsed=true]\r\e[0KInstalling toolchain packages"
       - apt-get install gcc-mingw-w64-i686-win32
       - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_end:`date +%s`:apt_toolchain\r\e[0K"
@@ -146,10 +144,6 @@ build-x86_64-linux-gnu:
     OBJDUMP: x86_64-linux-gnu-objdump
     PKG_CONFIG_PATH: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig
   script:
-    - - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_start:`date +%s`:debconf[collapsed=true]\r\e[0KSetup debconf's environment"
-      - *debconf
-      - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_end:`date +%s`:debconf\r\e[0K"
-
     - - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_start:`date +%s`:apt_toolchain[collapsed=true]\r\e[0KInstalling toolchain packages"
       - apt-get install gcc-x86-64-linux-gnu || apt-get install gcc
       - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_end:`date +%s`:apt_toolchain\r\e[0K"
@@ -174,10 +168,6 @@ build-i686-linux-gnu:
     OBJDUMP: i686-linux-gnu-objdump
     PKG_CONFIG_PATH: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/pkgconfig
   script:
-    - - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_start:`date +%s`:debconf[collapsed=true]\r\e[0KSetup debconf's environment"
-      - *debconf
-      - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_end:`date +%s`:debconf\r\e[0K"
-
     - - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_start:`date +%s`:apt_toolchain[collapsed=true]\r\e[0KInstalling toolchain packages"
       - apt-get install gcc-i686-linux-gnu || apt-get install gcc
       - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_end:`date +%s`:apt_toolchain\r\e[0K"
@@ -202,10 +192,6 @@ build-aarch64-linux-gnu:
     OBJDUMP: aarch64-linux-gnu-objdump
     PKG_CONFIG_PATH: /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig
   script:
-    - - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_start:`date +%s`:debconf[collapsed=true]\r\e[0KSetup debconf's environment"
-      - *debconf
-      - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_end:`date +%s`:debconf\r\e[0K"
-
     - - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_start:`date +%s`:apt_toolchain[collapsed=true]\r\e[0KInstalling toolchain packages"
       - apt-get install gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu || apt-get install gcc
       - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_end:`date +%s`:apt_toolchain\r\e[0K"
@@ -227,10 +213,6 @@ build-x86_64-w64-mingw32:
   variables:
     PREFIX: x86_64-w64-mingw32
   script:
-    - - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_start:`date +%s`:debconf[collapsed=true]\r\e[0KSetup debconf's environment"
-      - *debconf
-      - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_end:`date +%s`:debconf\r\e[0K"
-
     - - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_start:`date +%s`:apt_toolchain[collapsed=true]\r\e[0KInstalling toolchain packages"
       - apt-get install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32
       - echo -e "\e[0Ksection_end:`date +%s`:apt_toolchain\r\e[0K"