diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e8614da69a87b55c52b2235edeb043c3577a8cf0..9905fe02c18dfd893d90d04ddffc1099db2cd08a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ image: continuumio/miniconda3:latest
 
 before_script:
   - conda create -n ntrfc python=3.9
+  - conda init bash
+  - source ~/.bashrc    # <- !!!
   - conda activate ntrfc
   - python -m pip install --upgrade pip