diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 88829e92..e7de7aef 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -39,3 +39,4 @@ postgres:
     DITTO_NSEC: nsec1zyg3zyg3zyg3zyg3zyg3zyg3zyg3zyg3zyg3zyg3zyg3zyg3zygs4rm7hz
     DATABASE_URL: postgres://postgres:postgres@postgres:5432/postgres
     POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD: trust
+    ALLOW_TO_USE_DATABASE_URL: true