diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 903df75723d2b07e2a60dfb468c7eab029021581..d9fe417d02c5decffa03b41437a53fb8ceed1ab4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+before_script:
+  - cabal update
+
 test:7.10:
   image: haskell:7.10
   script: