diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0146fa27f5ef1a6b95c63c4374c39553f87c406a..946c2dd77888174626e6f0482fc0afb9fd5de8f3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -96,12 +96,14 @@ test-debug:
   tags: [ docker ]
   stage: test
   script:    
+    - source /venv/bin/activate
     - make test-debug
 
 test-release:
   tags: [ docker ]
   stage: test
-  script:    
+  script:
+    - source /venv/bin/activate
     - make test-release
 
 trigger_prepare: