diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9a7f9d2..2bf4f06 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ unittest:
     paths:
       - $CI_PROJECT_DIR/venv/
   before_script:
+    - echo $CI_PROJECT_DIR
     - cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR
+    - pip install --upgrade pip
     - python -m venv venv
     - chmod u+x venv/bin/activate
     - source venv/bin/activate