diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8d8c169a1f5f7096190d6ea20621b3d609f987b4..9a5a50e6ba27cd568b9b04d95d69886e7ba52f79 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ update-ps:
       - zipr
    script:
       - "cd $CICD_MODULE_WORK_DIR/peasoup_umbrella"
-      - "git commit -m \"submod automatic update from zipr update-ps job on $(date)\" zipr"
+      - "git add zipr" 
+      - "git commit -m \"submod automatic update from zipr update-ps job on $(date)\" "
       - "git push"