diff --git a/gitlab/before_build.sh b/gitlab/before_build.sh
index f620e9a7d0ebee14fd12d2ffeb2ffe0cf6f81170..a9c06f4d7d3d7fe0975ddd6c3c02f58583df3bc4 100755
--- a/gitlab/before_build.sh
+++ b/gitlab/before_build.sh
@@ -56,10 +56,9 @@ else
 fi
 
 PIPOPTS="--find-links ${WHEELS_REPOSITORY} --trusted-host ${WHEELS_SERVER}"
-PIPOPTS="${PIPOPTS} --use-wheel --pre"
 # zc.recipe.egg cannot be installed via wheels, so we need this hack...
 if [ "${CI_PROJECT_NAME}" != "bob.buildout" ]; then
-  PIPOPTS="${PIPOPTS} --no-index"
+  PIPOPTS="${PIPOPTS} --pre --use-wheel --no-index"
 fi
 
 # Install this package's build dependencies