diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0305171c7..318f7dfee 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ build-nightly:
     name: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:debug
     entrypoint: [""]
   before_script:
+    - mkdir -p /kaniko/.docker
     - echo "{\"auths\":{\"$CI_REGISTRY\":{\"auth\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_AUTH\",\"email\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_EMAIL\"}}}" > /kaniko/.docker/config.json
   script:
     - /kaniko/executor --context $CI_PROJECT_DIR --dockerfile $CI_PROJECT_DIR/support/docker/production/Dockerfile.buster --destination $DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME
@@ -173,4 +174,4 @@ test-external-plugins:
     - psql -c "create user peertube with password 'peertube';"; fi
     - NOCLIENT=1 yarn install --pure-lockfile --cache-folder .yarn-cache
   script:
-    - npm run ci -- "external-plugins"
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+    - npm run ci -- "external-plugins"