diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f54258691f850248f6b4b9dfb3fd39cc7f5ed13c..185f092f766a5d66875065dc965b6d3fd5807ee3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ test:
     # install dependencies
     - npm ci
     # start the server in the background
-    - npm run start:ci &
+    - npm run start &
     # run Cypress tests
     - npm run e2e
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