diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e351287b221f12e92a64394ab8330874f8eab386..70f58020ff30181c9781286b7d2e6ff95887dedc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ update_jupytext:
     - git config --global user.email ${GITLAB_USER_EMAIL}
     - renku clone https://oauth2:${CI_PERSONAL_TOKEN}@renkulab.io/gitlab/${CI_PROJECT_PATH}.git /tmp/${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}
     - cd /tmp/${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}
+    - git remote set-url origin https://oauth2:${CI_PERSONAL_TOKEN}@renkulab.io/gitlab/${CI_PROJECT_PATH}.git
   script: |
     git submodule update --init --recursive
     git submodule update --remote