diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5bb25199588be660f2bedc00021711a699b4ced2..dbadb6fa4a397f8f558dccff96cecd4c77efd789 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ test-code:
   script:
     - cd ldvspec
     - pip install -r requirements/dev.txt
-    - python manage.py makemigrations
-    - python manage.py migrate
-    - python manage.py test
+    - python manage.py makemigrations --settings ldvspec.settings.ci
+    - python manage.py migrate --settings ldvspec.settings.ci
+    - python manage.py test --settings ldvspec.settings.ci
 
 docker-build-master:
   # Official docker image.