diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9531a957374fb5c25a303414ad08b64bf603cd9f..db820eca43b8f07941e4c1ea810c4da06a50c2cc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ test:
     - pytest
     - chmod +x env_setup.sh
     - ./env_setup.sh
+    - docker swarm init
     - docker stack deploy -c docker-compose.vhr18.yml -c docker-compose.vhr18.dev.yml vhr18-pvs
     - docker exec -it $(docker ps -qf "name=vhr18-pvs_renderer") python3 /var/www/pvs/dev/pvs_instance/manage.py id list
   # after_script: