diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ef4ffaa5dd965b1ea72555031f26f4db21c8d5dc..4f74d17305bf3b9b9fbac543809e2d1d15d59124 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ test:
       - echo $CAOSDB_TAG
       - docker login -u testuser -p $CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD $CI_REGISTRY
       - cd .docker
-      - docker-compose  up -d
+      - CAOSDB_TAG=$CAOSDB_TAG docker-compose  up -d
         #- docker-compose -f tester.yml run tester
         #- rc=$?
         #- docker-compose  down