diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a4b8f3ce2..2f70ebd73 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ build-linux:
     - echo "Checking library dependencies..."
     - ldd build/bin/citron || echo "citron binary not found or ldd failed"
     - chmod +x AppImage-build-local.sh
+    - echo "Attempting AppImage build with FUSE workaround..."
+    - export APPIMAGE_EXTRACT_AND_RUN=1
     - ./AppImage-build-local.sh || echo "AppImage build failed, continuing..."
   artifacts:
     paths: