diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1171247..0cb8348 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ compileAndTests :
   before_script:
     - ls -la
     - mkdir bin
-    - javac -cp LIB/junit-platform-console-standalone-1.5.1.jar:bin:. -d bin NGCC/jar/* # compile and add external jar to classpath
+    - java -cp LIB/junit-platform-console-standalone-1.5.1.jar:bin:. -d bin NGCC/jar/* # compile and add external jar to classpath
     - javac -cp LIB/junit-platform-console-standalone-1.5.1.jar:bin:. -d bin NGCC/src/*/*.java
     - ls bin
     - javac -cp LIB/junit-platform-console-standalone-1.5.1.jar:bin:. -d bin NGCC/tests/*/*.java