diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e5adc0ee2500c21d1a3cfe660c0a3802b9803232..283f7e2a22f9b2c72f316753577b58a602b4872c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ variables:
 # Install node libraries
 before_script:
   - npm install
+  - apt-get update -q && apt-get install -qqy --no-install-recommends mysql-client
+  - mysql --user=root --password="$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD" --host=mysql "$MYSQL_DATABASE" < create_tables.sql
   
 # Run JEST tests
 test: