diff --git a/gitlab-build.sh b/gitlab-build.sh
index ab4ada0a0c3d74c59af882eb96c74a9d4f4013b1..ab899b89ec9eae6bd509125ebc144f6f9d938ac5 100755
--- a/gitlab-build.sh
+++ b/gitlab-build.sh
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ HERE
 
 	echo "**** make html ****"
 	# Build and serve HTML
-	make html BUILDDIR=public/$VER_DIR $@
+	make $@ html BUILDDIR=public/$VER_DIR
 	mv public/$VER_DIR/html/* public/$VER_DIR/
 
 	echo "**** make latexpdf ****"
 	# Build, optimize, and serve PDF
-	make latexpdf BUILDDIR=public/$VER_DIR $1
+	make $@ latexpdf BUILDDIR=public/$VER_DIR
 
 	echo "**** pdfcpu ****"
 	if [ "x${CI_RUNNER_EXECUTABLE_ARCH}" == "xlinux/arm64" ] ; then
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ elif [ "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" != "" ]; then
 		export VER_DIR=$GIT_BRANCH
 		export PAGES_SLUG=$GIT_BRANCH
 	fi
-	do_build -D todo_include_todos=False
+	do_build SPHINXOPTS="-D todo_include_todos=False"
 else
 	echo "***** Not on a branch or tag *****"
 fi