diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 87d5c6362f1aea5e009ff1ae8b3e7c11c8b3f12b..578f5ac7c2f1268f523b212e83d4fb6f75f8acb4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ unittests:
   stage: test
   script:
     - cp config.defaults .config
+    - cat .config
+    - whereis mysql
+    - command -v mysql
+    - ./make_db test-connection
     - ./make_db test --fresh
 
 # Build a docker image in which tests for this repository can run