diff --git a/.docker/Dockerfile b/.docker/Dockerfile
index bc8753d79ae80a1fa1cf15f314adb46a094f15a3..aecabd55b43aa0a4ca25d4a620e2a3909ffb7865 100644
--- a/.docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/.docker/Dockerfile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ RUN apt-get install -y openjdk-11-jdk-headless
 # build and run tests
 CMD mkdir build && \
     cd build && \
-    cmake .. && \
+    cmake -D CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/ .. && \
     cmake --build . && \
     /wait-for-it.sh caosdb-server:10443 -t 500 -- \
     ctest
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 249dc3f19ed47d525b65cc4f1e432f510099de54..6dbfecaf28e853b5e0830d039d549037e6776824 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -126,11 +126,12 @@ build-test:
   image: $CPPINTTEST_REGISTRY_IMAGE
   tags: [ docker ]
   stage: build
+  needs: []
   script:
     - echo $PWD
     - mkdir build
     - cd build
-    - cmake ..
+    - cmake -D CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/ ..
     - cmake --build .
 
 
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@ test:
 cert:
   tags: [docker]
   stage: build
+  needs: []
   image: $CPPINTTEST_REGISTRY_IMAGE
   artifacts:
     paths: