diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a1dcde8b..471ac483 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ services:
     command: ["dockerd-entrypoint.sh"]
 variables:
   DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: ""
+  DOCKER_HOST: tcp://docker:2375/
+  DOCKER_DRIVER: overlay2
 
 stages:
   # - linting