diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fed5e659b28df5e3ab62a2d61ab62dc9fbf42b0b..6a984959ce304e4c0532fdb3b57e3adb58277f20 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ default:
         - mn2l
 
 stages:
+    - .pre
     - build
     - test