diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 458ca240..b18464f3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -10,15 +10,25 @@ update_patched_master:
   only:
     - patched_changes
   script:
+    - apk add --no-cache git
+    - echo "Setting up Git..."
     - git config user.name "$GITLAB_USER_NAME"
     - git config user.email "$GITLAB_USER_EMAIL"
-    - git remote set-url origin http://oauth2:${GITLAB_ACCESS_TOKEN}@gitlab/${CI_PROJECT_PATH}.git
+    - git remote set-url origin https://oauth2:${GITLAB_ACCESS_TOKEN}@${CI_SERVER_HOST}/${CI_PROJECT_PATH}.git
+    - echo "Fetching all branches..."
     - git fetch --all
+    - echo "Checking out patched_master..."
     - git checkout patched_master
+    - echo "Merging master into patched_master..."
     - git merge origin/master --no-edit
+    - echo "Cleaning working directory..."
     - git rm -r --cached .
     - git clean -fd
+    - echo "Overwriting all files from patched_changes (excluding .gitlab-ci.yml)..."
     - git checkout origin/patched_changes -- . ':!.gitlab-ci.yml'
+    - echo "Adding changes..."
     - git add .
+    - echo "Committing changes..."
     - git commit -m "Auto-update patched_master with changes from patched_changes"
+    - echo "Pushing changes to patched_master..."
     - git push origin patched_master