diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1db4af49f1f5360ea5c4677a334fdce695f7dabf..01c7885de24f97435b1363a8cee065355dd6593e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ tests (from scratch):
     - pip install numpy
     - zypper --non-interactive install binutils libproj-devel gdal-devel
     - zypper --non-interactive install proj geos-devel
-    - cat requirements.txt | cut -f1 -d"#" | sed '/^\s*$/d' | xargs -L 1 pip install
+    #    - cat requirements.txt | cut -f1 -d"#" | sed '/^\s*$/d' | xargs -L 1 pip install
+    - pip install -r requirements.txt
     - chmod +x ./CI/run_pytest.sh
     - ./CI/run_pytest.sh
   after_script: