diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 697d83bc5..94601773d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,16 +7,14 @@ cache:
     - tests/app/vendor/
 
 before_script:
-  # Install & enable Xdebug for code coverage reports
-  # - pecl install xdebug
-  # - docker-php-ext-enable xdebug
+  # add extensions to postgres
+  - PGPASSWORD=$POSTGRES_PASSWORD psql -U $POSTGRES_USER -h db -c "CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS unaccent; CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm;"
   # Install and run Composer
   - curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
   - php composer.phar install
   - php tests/app/bin/console doctrine:migrations:migrate -n
   - php tests/app/bin/console doctrine:fixtures:load -n
 
-
 # Bring in any services we need http://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/docker/using_docker_images.html#what-is-a-service
 # See http://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/services/README.html for examples.
 services: