diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1775e4ab7a..aceeff95bd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -231,13 +231,13 @@ publish to public github prebuilt:
   needs: ["build"]
   variables:
     DISCORD_HOOK: "${DISCORD_MANUAL_BUILD_WEBHOOK_URL}" # Default hook if not overriden by children
-  before_script: &notify_discord_before_script
+  before_script:
     - 'apk add curl jq envsubst'
   script:
     - echo using [${TEMPLATE}]
     - cat release/ci/${TEMPLATE} | envsubst | tee payload.json
     - 'curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "$(cat payload.json)" ${DISCORD_HOOK} | jq .'
-  rules: &notify_discord_rules
+  rules:
     - if: $NEW_BRANCH
       when: on_success
     - when: never
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ notify pending action:
   variables:
     TEMPLATE: "discord_template_notify_dev_private.json"
   before_script:
-    - *notify_discord_before_script
+    - !reference [".notify_discord", "before_script"]
     - export AVATAR_URL=$(curl -s -X GET "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/avatar?email=${GITLAB_USER_EMAIL}" | jq -r '.avatar_url')
 
 notify new dev build:
@@ -261,4 +261,4 @@ notify new dev build:
     - if: $NEW_BRANCH == "dev-c3"
       variables:
         DISCORD_HOOK: "${DISCORD_NEW_BUILD_WEBHOOK_URL}" # Overriding hook because we know we are dev-c3
-    - *notify_discord_rules
+    - !reference [".notify_discord", "rules"]