diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f3e58a322712a2e813fc0880968a323f7b99f5dd..b8838beee6208f9855190664a2cd25160573a65c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ before_script:
 
 test:
   script:
+    - python3 -m pip install --upgrade numpy # stupid - can't we read this out of the package requirements? Or install first, then test?
     - python3 -m pip install --upgrade coverage
     - make