diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f7e3bcd04f833f048a3b13fd74193b45e6af41a1..9d3ec05065127077148c095c62078e033274ec4c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
+before_script:
+  - python -V  # Print out python version for debugging
+  - pip install virtualenv
+  - virtualenv venv
+  - source venv/bin/activate
+
+
 # run the test suite
 tests:
     stage: test
-    image: registry.gitlab.lis-lab.fr:5005/raphael.sturgis/skais
     only:
         - main
         - develop
     tags:
         - docker
     script:
-        - pip3 install -r requirements.txt
-        - pip3 install --no-deps .
+        - pip install -r requirements.txt
+        - pip install --no-deps .
         - pytest --junitxml=report.xml
     artifacts:
         when: always