diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 06d895e7f5..3d159dac93 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 stages:
+  - submit
   - build
   - deploy
-  - submit
   - verifysanity
   - verify
 
@@ -119,15 +119,10 @@ submit_appstore:
   tags:
     - ios_beta
   stage: submit
-  needs:
-    - deploy_beta_testflight
+  needs: []
   when: manual
-  only:
-    - beta
-  except:
-    - tags
   script:
-    - sleep 60
+    - sleep 6000
     - exit 1
   environment:
     name: testflight_llc
@@ -136,8 +131,6 @@ verifysanity_beta_testflight:
   tags:
     - ios_beta
   stage: verifysanity
-  needs:
-    - deploy_beta_testflight
   only:
     - beta
     - hotfix
@@ -160,8 +153,6 @@ verify_beta_testflight:
   tags:
     - ios_beta
   stage: verify
-  needs:
-    - verifysanity_beta_testflight
   only:
     - beta
     - hotfix