diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4139140781a1621b62dd4e3a11a388baf546cbb0..99f598914256079cbecb4dfc6ee8f6de185c398f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ deploy-pages:
     - ssh-keyscan dop276.astron.nl >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
     - chmod 644 ~/.ssh/known_hosts
   script:
-    - rsync . -avr --exclude ".git/"  grange@dop276.astron.nl:/export/astron/grange/public_html/vonl/
+    - rsync . -avr --exclude ".git/" --exclude ".gitlab-ci.yml" grange@dop276.astron.nl:/export/astron/grange/public_html/vonl/
   only:
     - deploy
     - deploy-debug