diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
index 1b393b7daf896e63fd3cf33b5f059e3d8d35fab2..33691d40da1128d294ed6b12a72d8e71592ca3fe 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
@@ -563,11 +563,11 @@ py-safety:
     - _pip install safety
     - install_requirements build
     - |
-      if ! _pip freeze | safety check --stdin ${SAFETY_ARGS}
+      if ! _pip freeze | _run safety check --stdin ${SAFETY_ARGS}
       then
         # failed: also generate JSON report
 
-        _pip freeze | safety check --stdin --json --output reports/safety.json ${SAFETY_ARGS}
+        _pip freeze | _run safety check --stdin --json --output reports/safety.json ${SAFETY_ARGS}
         exit 1
       fi
   artifacts: