diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a6c8c04..7bb7dce 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ build:
     - make build
   artifacts:
     paths:
-      - build/*
+      - fail2ban_exporter
     expire_in: 1 day
 
 # build:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6a7830d..ea25c46 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ check/fmt: download
 	test -z $(shell gofmt -l .)
 
 build:
-	mkdir -p build/
 	go build \
 	-ldflags "\
 	-X main.version=${shell git describe --tags} \
@@ -23,5 +22,5 @@ build:
 	-X main.date=${shell date --iso-8601=seconds} \
 	-X main.builtBy=manual \
 	" \
-	-o build/fail2ban_exporter \
+	-o fail2ban_exporter \
 	exporter.go