diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 030fd94..ec5af5b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ build:
     - rm -rf /opt/remarkbox/env
     # Clone the virtualenv with virtualenv-clone into the desired location.
     - virtualenv-clone -vvv $PWD/env /opt/remarkbox/env
+    # Create commit-hash.txt to track this build's git commit hash.
+    - echo $CI_COMMIT_SHA >> commit-hash.txt
+    # Place it inside the virtualenv before creating the tarball.
+    - cp commit-hash.txt /opt/remarkbox/env/commit-hash.txt
     # Create a tarball of the virtualenv.
     - tar -zcf env.tar.gz -C /opt/remarkbox .
     # Create a SHA512 hash of env.tar.gz.
     - sha512sum env.tar.gz >> env.tar.gz.hash
-    # Create commit-hash.txt to track this build's git commit hash.
-    - echo $CI_COMMIT_SHA >> commit-hash.txt
-    # Also place it inside the virtualenv so the deployed app can read it.
-    - cp commit-hash.txt /opt/remarkbox/env/commit-hash.txt
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - env.tar.gz