diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b9f20e12..d1d6ed6a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 test:
   script:
+  - apt-get update
+  - apt-get install -y gettext
   - pip install -r requirements.txt
   - python manage.py compilemessages
   - python manage.py test