diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 24b42e181..63519eb9d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ variables:
     # force a timezone
     TZ: Europe/Brussels
     # avoid direct deprecations (using symfony phpunit bridge: https://symfony.com/doc/4.x/components/phpunit_bridge.html#internal-deprecations
-    SYMFONY_DEPRECATIONS_HELPER: max[total]=99999999&max[self]=0&max[direct]=0&verbose=0
+    SYMFONY_DEPRECATIONS_HELPER: max[total]=99999999&max[self]=0&max[direct]=45&verbose=0
 
 stages:
     - Composer install