diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index eb20532c5..2172dbd03 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ cache:
 before_script:
   # 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;"
-  # copy base parameters
-  - cp tests/app/.env.dist tests/app/.env
   # Install and run Composer
   - curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
   - php composer.phar install
@@ -32,6 +30,10 @@ variables:
   POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
   # fetch the chill-app using git submodules
   GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
+  REDIS_HOST: redis
+  REDIS_PORT: 6379
+  REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379
+
 
 # Run our tests
 test: