diff --git a/.docker/Dockerfile b/.docker/Dockerfile
index bf2fb4fb5a6dcda2cd858c05b82d99def38f0d27..ef871f9e3348ec13e122d74e8ea4e8002c1ca1a9 100644
--- a/.docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/.docker/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ RUN cmake --build .
 RUN cmake --install . --prefix /usr/local/
 
 
-WORKDIR /cppinttest/
 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 1a0b1b5dae78e22265da5e32e385bc7c48af2fcb..54a916fb691a57fa5fac5a8dcc0a84d731fa3895 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ test:
         # load any(!!!) mariab image
       - cd .docker
       - ls -la
+      - ls -la cert
 
         # here the server and the mysql backend docker are being started
       - echo "$CAOSDB_TAG"