diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 89e476c1d94834e7708eb2d40d3afa1df837e67e..6baefa590f7722a8f919844ed3c0a733aa058977 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -30,15 +30,19 @@
   -   cd wolf_scripts
   -   cp license_header_${LICENSE_HEADER_YEAR}.txt license_header_${LICENSE_HEADER_YEAR_NEW}.txt
   -   sed -e "s/${LICENSE_HEADER_YEAR}/'${LICENSE_HEADER_YEAR},${LICENSE_HEADER_YEAR_NEW}'/g" license_header_${LICENSE_HEADER_YEAR_NEW}.txt
-  -   ./license_manager.sh --update --path=. --license-header=license_header_${LICENSE_HEADER_YEAR_NEW}.txt
+  -   git add license_header_${LICENSE_HEADER_YEAR_NEW}.txt
+  -   ./license_manager.sh --update --path=.. --license-header=license_header_${LICENSE_HEADER_YEAR_NEW}.txt
   # ADD: add license headers 
   - else
-  -   ./license_manager.sh --add --path=. --license-header=license_header_${LICENSE_HEADER_YEAR}.txt
+  -   cd wolf_scripts
+  -   ./license_manager.sh --add --path=.. --license-header=license_header_${LICENSE_HEADER_YEAR}.txt
   - fi
+  - cd ..
 
   # push changes (if any)
   - git config --global user.email "${CI_EMAIL}"
   - git config --global user.name "${CI_USERNAME}"
+  - git add *.c *.h *.cpp *.hpp
   - if git commit -m "license headers added or modified" ; then
   -   git remote set-url --push origin "ssh://git@gitlab.iri.upc.edu:2202/${CI_PROJECT_PATH}.git"
   -   git push origin HEAD:${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}