diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ec5cc25c63db3a85c1445ee1f1e60d3d4ade9604..29283e64ba824d800c8929b448c5851464033e05 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ test:
   stage: test
   script:
     # install dependencies
-    - npm ci
+    - npm install
     # start the server in the background
     - npm start
     # run Cypress tests