diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 62dfb6957d60709f4cbcdc8b00ef7eff6c9d8ebe..b771a5a819c5bb590d2f8debe3825ec7bc905b9d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ test:
   stage: test
   script:
     # install dependencies
-    - npm ci
-    # start the server in the background
-    - npm run start:ci &
+    - npm install
     # run Cypress tests
-    - npx cypress run --browser firefox
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+    - npx cypress run 
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