diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 952799f3eb22164dee6848979989e2a394b3c016..198df93ba33632390db4d7a2636adc45b303cf91 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ stages:
   - deploy_review
   - test_germlines
   - test_functional
-  - test_functional_external
   - test_shouldvdj
   - coverage
   - prepare_release
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ stages:
   - prepare_deploy
   - deploy_docker
   - deploy_prod
+  - test_functional_external
 
 # Anchors