diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 507eba3fbc144edbb603a4118d32636173805e46..be7559d866715cc3d5501919bb4cde878ce3ba57 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ build-services-linux-debug:
     entrypoint: [""]
   stage: build
   script:
-    - services_start.sh
     - mkdir $CI_PROJECT_DIR/build
     - cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR/build
     - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DBUILD_TESTS=ON -DBUILD_INTEGRATION_TESTS=ON -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DBUILD_CONSUMER_TOOLS=ON -DENABLE_LIBFABRIC=ON -DENABLE_LIBFABRIC_LOCALHOST=ON -DBUILD_EVENT_MONITOR_PRODUCER=ON -DSTOP_BUILD_ON_WARNINGS=ON .. 
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ test-services-linux-debug:
     name: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/asapo-services-linux-build-env:latest
   stage: test
   script:
+    - /services_start.sh
     - cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR/build/tests/automatic/common_scripts
     - bash start_services.sh
     - cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR/build