diff --git a/gitlab/functions.sh b/gitlab/functions.sh
index 84b06cb27d6a4f5d18f31b2770c45b1a64b59e10..55afc3aee2d93928dce2a529208da08ea1ea723c 100644
--- a/gitlab/functions.sh
+++ b/gitlab/functions.sh
@@ -326,6 +326,10 @@ OSNAME=`osname`
 VISIBILITY=`visibility`
 IS_MASTER=`is_master`
 
+check_env OSNAME
+check_env VISIBILITY
+check_env IS_MASTER
+
 if [ -z "${CONDA_FOLDER}" ]; then
   CONDA_FOLDER=/opt/miniconda
 fi
@@ -351,10 +355,7 @@ fi
 
 TESTSERVER=https://testpypi.python.org/legacy/
 
-check_env OSNAME
 export_env OS_SLUG
-check_env VISIBILITY
-check_env IS_MASTER
 check_env PYVER
 check_env PREFIX
 export_env PREFIX