diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 043839c2b28ab31d62724c8496acd58325994256..be83ea7e2becaa1cd6552061971d21f4a4fca0ed 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ gcloud-psc:
       - ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/pscConnectionId.env
 
 check-elastic:
-  stage: test
+  stage: deploy
   tags:
     - docker
   needs: