diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 523bd4948902f74b7a362dd3c2a550e6fc1ad425..31665ccbc159181a9322e2f7190d17762ac54eef 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ before_script:
   # - if [ ${var+TRIGGER_PYPI_NAME} ]; then echo "Pipeline triggered by ${TRIGGER_PYPI_NAME}"; poetry add ${TRIGGER_PYPI_NAME}@latest; fi
   # - export WITHOUT="docs,network";
   - export ARGS="--with test,dev";
-  - if [[ "$CI_STAGE_NAME" == "test" ]]; then echo "Installing system dependencies for ${CI_STAGE_NAME}"; apt update && apt install -y ffmpeg libsm6 libxext6; fi
+  - if [[ "$CI_STAGE_NAME" == "tests" ]]; then echo "Installing system dependencies for ${CI_STAGE_NAME}"; apt update && apt install -y ffmpeg libsm6 libxext6; fi
   - if [[ "$CI_JOB_NAME" == "Static Type" ]]; then echo "Activating development group"; export ARGS="${ARGS},dev"; fi
   - if [[ "$CI_JOB_NAME" == "Network Tools Test" ]]; then echo "Setting flag to compile zeroc-ice"; export ARGS="${ARGS} --all-extras"; fi
   - poetry install -vv $ARGS