diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fef8bc30dcf735cce488927bec3f1cf52b4affcb..e7c68634137f875ac3281b1f8babbb3682200de6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -78,14 +78,17 @@ unittest_py3.9:
     - cp sources.list.local /etc/apt/
     - mv /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.orig
     - cat /etc/apt/sources.list.local /etc/apt/sources.list.orig > /etc/apt/sources.list
-    - apt-get update apt-get install -y tox
+    - apt-get update && apt-get install -y tox
+    - cd ../..
+    - make unittest
+    
 
 unittest_py3.10:
   tags: [ docker ]
   stage: test
   needs: [ ]
   image: python:3.10
-  script: *python_test_script    
+  script: *python_test_script
 
 # Trigger building of server image and integration tests
 trigger_build: