diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/setup-test-env.sh b/.gitlab-ci/setup-test-env.sh
index 1ee8690b4bd..b566ab948c4 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/setup-test-env.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/setup-test-env.sh
@@ -41,9 +41,13 @@ export JOB_START_S=$(
   { date -u +"%s" -D "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ" "$CI_JOB_STARTED_AT" 2>/dev/null || true; }
 )
 
-function get_current_minsec {
+function get_job_seconds {
     DATE_S=$(date -u +"%s")
-    CURR_TIME=$((DATE_S-JOB_START_S))
+    echo $((DATE_S-JOB_START_S))
+}
+
+function get_current_minsec {
+    CURR_TIME=$(get_job_seconds)
     printf "%02d:%02d" $((CURR_TIME/60)) $((CURR_TIME%60))
 }