diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 042f9b9841e48c4f00ca781a4a6fbb4418a26110..b1512cb8a23fd6ab88bef51b37c13545d167f7b6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ variables:
 
 image: python:3
 test:
-  context: backend/secfit
   script:
   # this configures Django application to use attached postgres database that is run on `postgres` host
+    - cd backend/secfit
     - apt-get update -qy
     - pip install -r requirements.txt
     - python manage.py test