diff --git a/ci/unit-test.template.yml b/ci/unit-test.template.yml
index 981fdc61bd3105d7b67bffd39e00e0e711e34b0f..c4f72726e4f894ac792a13265999ba1935e169ed 100644
--- a/ci/unit-test.template.yml
+++ b/ci/unit-test.template.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
     script:
         - ls -la
         - cd ${PATH_PREFIX}${SERVICE_NAME}
-        # use the image's poetry virtual environment and packages
+        # use the poetry virtual environment and packages
+        - poetry install --with test
         - $(poetry env info -p)/bin/pytest --cov=${SERVICE_NAME} --cov-report=
         - mv ./.coverage ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/.coverage.${SERVICE_NAME}.${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}
     artifacts: