diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6d0f13a..a501899 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,30 +1,26 @@
 stages:
-  # meson uses cargo to do the build
-  # so it's ok to have the tests first.
   - test
-  # - build
   - lint
 
-before_script:
-- apt-get update -yqq
-- apt-get install -yqq --no-install-recommends build-essential
-- apt-get install -yqq --no-install-recommends libgtk-3-dev
-# - apt-get install -yqq --no-install-recommends meson
-
-.cargo_test_template: &cargo_test
-  stage: test
-  script:
-  - rustc --version && cargo --version
-  # Force regeneration of gresources regardless of artifacts chage
-  - cd hammond-gtk/resources/ && glib-compile-resources --generate resources.xml && cd ../../
-  - cargo build
-  - cargo test --verbose -- --test-threads=1
-  - cargo test --verbose -- --test-threads=1 --ignored
-
 variables:
 #   RUSTFLAGS: "-C link-dead-code"
   RUST_BACKTRACE: "FULL"
-  CARGO_HOME: $CI_PROJECT_DIR/cargo
+
+.cargo_test_template: &cargo_test
+  stage: test
+
+  before_script:
+    - apt-get update -yqq
+    - apt-get install -yqq --no-install-recommends build-essential libgtk-3-dev meson
+  script:
+    - rustc -Vv && cargo -Vv
+    # Force regeneration of gresources regardless of artifacts chage
+    - cd hammond-gtk/resources/ && glib-compile-resources --generate resources.xml && cd ../../
+
+    - ./configure --prefix=/usr/local
+    - make
+    - cargo test --release -- --test-threads=1
+    - cargo test --release -- --test-threads=1 --ignored
 
 stable:test:
   # https://hub.docker.com/_/rust/