diff --git a/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3fe3e86aa..0568256ed 100644
--- a/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ build container fb:
 
 # deploy EC2 instance and save instance ID to a text file
 deploy node for linux amd64:
-  stage: lint
+  stage: integration
   image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cloud-deploy/aws-base:latest
   variables:
     PROFILE: "default"