diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 31fe65ea8f0838b6475c209a8ee77a882de1ae87..cd06272d937f09989f48cacde2eb67761be9c214 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ testing:
     - changes:
         - src/**/*
   script:
+    - npm ci
     - npm test
 
 # Validate the fasta files if they have changed