diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 11fd96b41da9fa8250285b4ddbcd6aebe8a9d599..e1a5ed1fc2155ff34b0ea5c73e165d57392d5c0d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ stages:          # List of stages for jobs, and their order of execution
 build-job:       # This job runs in the build stage, which runs first.
   stage: build
   script:
-    - pip install requirements.txt requirements-dev.txt
+    - pip install -r requirements.txt
+    - pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
     - pip install -e .
 
 unit-test-job:   # This job runs in the test stage.