diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bc8b26b..8deb81b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ test:backend:
             -e DB_PASSWORD="ely_accounts_tester_password"
             -e REDIS_HOST="redis"
             $TEMP_DEV_IMAGE
-            php vendor/bin/codecept run -c tests
+            bash -c "
+            rm /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/xdebug.ini &&
+            docker-entrypoint.sh php vendor/bin/codecept run -c tests
+            "
 
 test:frontend:
     image: node:9.2.1-alpine