diff --git a/.docker/Dockerfile b/.docker/Dockerfile
index 1fcb1d7a01548eb2ebd583594351ae2d6ccde544..bf2fb4fb5a6dcda2cd858c05b82d99def38f0d27 100644
--- a/.docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/.docker/Dockerfile
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ RUN cmake --install . --prefix /usr/local/
 
 
 WORKDIR /cppinttest/
-CMD /wait-for-it.sh caosdb-server:10443 -t 500 -- \
+CMD ls -la && /wait-for-it.sh caosdb-server:10443 -t 500 -- \
     # ... and run tests
     ctest
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3294982451ba54bcc93f831fea839ac43c10abce..1a0b1b5dae78e22265da5e32e385bc7c48af2fcb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ test:
       - docker load < /image-cache/mariadb.tar || true
         # load any(!!!) mariab image
       - cd .docker
+      - ls -la
 
         # here the server and the mysql backend docker are being started
       - echo "$CAOSDB_TAG"