diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 81713c39381fa3afdd3751700481d0c1a84ae747..b9b2b6d2cfb966c3a080798a6bb59f3bde9ada1a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ build-testenv:
         -t $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE .
       - docker push $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE
       - docker save $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE > /image-cache/caosdb-advanced-testenv.tar
+      - cd .docker-base
       - docker build 
-        --file .docker-base/Dockerfile
         -t $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE_BASE .
       - docker push $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE_BASE