diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ca21689b8a65ba7c4b73da897af9490b3018f77b..85d108e7759e108f93c62e9aebfbb4c2c47adfac 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ build linux meson wraps:
   script:
     - meson setup builddir -Dtests=true -Dexamples=true -Ddefault_library=static
     - meson compile -C builddir
-    - MTXCLIENT_SERVER=synapse meson test -C builddir
+    - 'MTXCLIENT_SERVER=synapse meson test -C builddir mtxclient:'
   artifacts:
     reports:
       junit: builddir/*.xml