diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2e84fe7c698567dbcafa315a5775e3b227eaf6b6..d81f29fe862c7d1caef4a2bd383e6d07db2cb1c1 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ unit-test-ubuntu:
   before_script:
     - pip3 install --upgrade pip
     - pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt
+    - pip install git+https://github.com/chasemc/ncbi-genome-download@4c5c24e27aa8123c7995890046b17b815da3571b 
     - ./make
   script:
     - pwd
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ func-test-ubuntu:
   before_script:
     - pip3 install --upgrade pip
     - pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt
+    - pip install git+https://github.com/chasemc/ncbi-genome-download@4c5c24e27aa8123c7995890046b17b815da3571b 
     - ./make
   script:
     - pwd