diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f491fbec06..8da287009e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2035,6 +2035,7 @@ publish:
     SSH_SCRIPT_CLIENT: |-
       ssh "${STAGING_USER_ACTIONS}@${STAGING_HOST}" "publish ${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"
   after_script:
+    - *git_clone_bind9-qa
     - if [ "${CI_JOB_STATUS}" = "success" ]; then "$CI_PROJECT_DIR"/bind9-qa/releng/manage_distros_token.py delete; fi
   artifacts:
     paths: