diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 75d3a9c..0fd8014 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ default:
 
 stages:
   - init
-  - format
   - validate
   - plan
   - apply
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ init:
     - terraform init
 
 format:
-  stage: format
+  stage: validate
   script:
     - terraform fmt -check -recursive -diff