diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7cb3ed73f2788ecca389c50f620b586219b87919..8eacfc44ab75a96690766c44d6fb94255e0d0599 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@ stages:
   - deploy
   - configure
 
-before_script:
-  - echo "Starting"
-
-after_script:
-  - echo "Finished"
-
 variables:
   DEPLOY_PATH: deploy
 
@@ -113,6 +107,7 @@ variables:
       - $CHANGE_CONTEXT_TEST_FILENAME
       - $PROD_KUBECONFIG
       - $TEST_KUBECONFIG
+    expire_in: 1 day
   allow_failure: false
   script:
     # - ls /config/.ssh/authorized_keys
@@ -235,6 +230,7 @@ prepare_ssh_scripts:
     paths:
       - $SSH_SOURCE_CONFIG_FILENAME
       - $SSH_PREPARE_SSH_CONNECTION_FILENAME
+    expire_in: 1 day
   script:
     # on real k3s config must be copied and edited wit correct url
     - cp $SSH_SOURCE_CONFIG_PATH $SSH_SOURCE_CONFIG_FILENAME
@@ -323,6 +319,7 @@ prepare_scripts:
   image: $PYTHON_IMAGE
   allow_failure: false
   artifacts:
+    expire_in: 1 week
     paths:
       - prod_ingress_config.yaml
       - test_ingress_config.yaml