diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 78b09fa3165eed353b9d1859ef46c3a975892404..87d5c6362f1aea5e009ff1ae8b3e7c11c8b3f12b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ unittests:
   stage: test
   script:
     - cp config.defaults .config
-    - make test
+    - ./make_db test --fresh
 
 # Build a docker image in which tests for this repository can run
 build-testenv: