diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a4c95629ec1908f7d1aefdfcde7b2a52988a6d3a..8897baaaefff4bc1ff72738f6bf0ced1cb03319e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ starpu:
     - git submodule update
     - mkdir build
     - cd build
-    - cmake .. -DCHAMELEON_USE_MPI=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$PWD/install
+    - cmake ..
     - make -j2
     - ctest -R test_shm_s
+    - cmake .. -DCHAMELEON_USE_MPI=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$PWD/install
+    - make -j2
     - ctest -R mpi_s
 
 quark: