diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3ddc39d..c0c9b2b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@ workflow:
 stages:
   - build
 
-variables:
-  ACTION:
-    description: "Action to perform for the pipeline."
-    value: "build-image"
-    options:
-      - "build-image"
-
 build-image:
   stage: build
   image: 
@@ -25,8 +18,6 @@ build-image:
     entrypoint: [""]
   services:
     - docker:dind
-  rules:
-    - if: $ACTION == "build-image"
   parallel:
     matrix:
       - RECIPE:
@@ -38,6 +29,7 @@ build-image:
     DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY: 1
     DOCKER_CERT_PATH: $DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR/client
     RUST_LOG_STYLE: always
+    FORCE_COLOR: 1
   before_script:
     - curl --silent "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/incubation-engineering/mobile-devops/download-secure-files/-/raw/main/installer" | bash
     - export COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY=$(cat .secure_files/cosign.key)