diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6751177ecf59d56d6ea6d43959bcbc384a61216a..ccb04249311bd6142a82f17383d8d267ef4210ba 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ build:
     - tags
     - pdf@idevelop/howtogitlabrunner
   script:
-    - mkdir -p && pandoc README.md -o README.pdf
+    - pandoc README.md -o README.pdf
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - public