diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2f50b08d39f045522f5562f66886e1d7683975ac..14a9007c8fa91c2e51860d5f04d68d4550145731 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ stages:
 download_jar:
   stage: prepare
   variables:
-    LOGGING_STRATEGY: ""
+    LOGGING_STRATEGY: "-q"
   image: maven:3.9.5-ibm-semeru-17-focal
   script:
     - echo "Maven logging strategy set to quiet. For more verbosity, change LOGGING_STRATEGY in the job configuration."