diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0ab8d1adcd002378864b8a9d388e24cf46b47b0f..49a715562b454fa75b96d43401e1d486bbe8598f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ default:
     - pip install --upgrade cookiecutter tox twine
     - cookiecutter --no-input --overwrite-if-exists --output-dir . .
     - cd my_awesome_app
+    - git init