diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e4ce2fd7df46422e1e91cacda468986796418f7d..511f04471fda1289ade42c931aafec62f993a5e8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ test:
   needs:
     - build
   script:
+    - apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y -qq libnetcdff
     - ./src/main
     - test -f pres_temp_4D.nc
     - ncdump -h pres_temp_4D.nc