diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 94601773d..fda78d557 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ 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 .env.dist .env
   # Install and run Composer
   - curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
   - php composer.phar install