diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a28dec0..0fec255 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -16,16 +16,14 @@ testLTS:
 testSTABLE:
   stage: test
   script:
-    - npmci install stable
-    - npm install
-    - npm test
+    - npmci test stable
   tags:
     - docker
 
 release:
   stage: release
   script:
-    - npm -v
+    - npmci publish
   only:
     - tags
   tags:
diff --git a/ts/npmci.test.ts b/ts/npmci.test.ts
index 9102d08..65ad356 100644
--- a/ts/npmci.test.ts
+++ b/ts/npmci.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ export let test = (versionArg) => {
     let done = plugins.q.defer();
     install(versionArg)
         .then(function(){
+            plugins.beautylog.info("now installing dependencies:");
+            plugins.shelljs.exec("npm install");
             plugins.beautylog.info("now starting tests:");
             plugins.shelljs.exec("npm test");
             plugins.beautylog.success("test finished");