diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e3c6594..6ba033f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
       add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
       apt-get update
       apt-get -y install docker-ce
+      systemctl start docker
 
 # This file is a template, and might need editing before it works on your project.
 docker-build: