diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/.test.yml b/.gitlab/ci/.test.yml
index ff4b66ec5e843de395a88fc8c77284bcd128924d..4b3fafa9c8d3ac8da32c6e6e831c246d8c6181c6 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/.test.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/.test.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ integration-test-controller:
     variables:
         DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: "/certs"
     script:
-        - containerlab version
-        - go version
+        - make start-dev-env
+        - make stop-dev-env
     <<: *test