diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4bafc9302d8eb67cc2382250c37d50f5e8fd0f40..523c347b771e679101765f8d373ed298bc6c1447 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 before_script:
   - module add  python/3.6.1-2-anaconda
-  - pip install pytest-pythonpath
+  - pip install --user pytest-pythonpath
   - cd ..
 
 test: