diff --git a/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d39a5ac5d47e5915647cacd3359cd893a89284f9..355950a72714f48c017bacd6be25a75b37df97c2 100644
--- a/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ A1:
     - *get-pr-number-from-github-and-checkout
     - *run-reframe
   after_script:
+    - *setup-pe
     - *update-gh-pr-with-comment
   artifacts:
       when: always