diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cdfb90b..5e33d20 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ django-tests:
     # The MYSQL user only gets permissions for MYSQL_DB, so Django can't create a test database.
     - echo "GRANT ALL on *.* to '${MYSQL_USER}';"| mysql -u root --password="${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}" -h mysql
     # use python3 explicitly. see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Python/3
-    - python3 manage.py test --database=test
+    - python3 manage.py test