diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
index 9663b16ca22d32d7ebdedb882024978350a65d30..de9aba6e9ffd13dbc13f58e96d1ae6df3f667be5 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ gitleaks:
   variables:
     GIT_DEPTH: 0
   before_script:
-    - *gitleaks-scripts
+    - !reference [.gitleaks-scripts]
     - install_ca_certs "${CUSTOM_CA_CERTS:-$DEFAULT_CA_CERTS}"
     - mkdir -p -m 777 reports
     - install_gitleaks_rules