diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7ed90ce7bfa..f263fbeaea3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ include:
 
 secret_detection:
   allow_failure: false
+  needs: []
   variables:
     SECRET_DETECTION_EXCLUDED_PATHS: 'keys.example,config/artifacts.example,public/acuant/*/opencv.min.js,tmp/0.0.0.0-3000.key'
     SECRET_DETECTION_REPORT_FILE: 'gl-secret-detection-report.json'
@@ -527,6 +528,7 @@ secret_detection:
           # check if '{ "vulnerabilities": [], ..' is empty in the report file if it exists
           if [ "$(jq ".vulnerabilities | length" $SECRET_DETECTION_REPORT_FILE)" -gt 0 ]; then
             echo "Vulnerabilities detected. Please analyze the artifact $SECRET_DETECTION_REPORT_FILE produced by the 'secret-detection' job."
+            echo "Check the \"Security\" tab on the overall pipeline run to download the report for more information."
             exit 80
           fi
         else