diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8ee0895d67dfbd7eabab964602a7bbf1a5dff56a..c4f9da26adc273455b4675cc93fa6081867adf4a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ tests:
         - docker
     script:
         - cd python
-        - pip3 install --no-deps ltfatpy madarrays yafe skpomade
+        - pip3 install --no-deps ltfatpy madarrays yafe skpomade pandas
         - pip3 install --no-deps .
+        - python3 -c "from tffpy.utils import generate_config; generate_config()"
         - pytest-3
 
 # generate the documentation
@@ -18,9 +19,10 @@ pages:
         - master
     script:
         - cd python
-        - pip3 install --no-deps ltfatpy madarrays yafe skpomade
+        - pip3 install --no-deps ltfatpy madarrays yafe skpomade pandas
         - pip3 install --no-deps .
         - python3 setup.py build_sphinx
+        - python3 -c "from tffpy.utils import generate_config; generate_config()"
         - cp -r build/sphinx/html public
     artifacts:
         paths: