diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9cb48357ed1d4d485b4c05c2c1a9234a6f278e77..cee95655bc0e1c3f9e8078c247fc183732b00d48 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3,18 +3,12 @@ build:
   before_script:
     - source /cvmfs/cepcsw.ihep.ac.cn/prototype/setup.sh
   script:
-    - cmake -Bbuild -H.
-    - make -Cbuild
+    - mkdir build
+    - cd build
+    - cmake ..
+    - make
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - build/
 
-# run tests using the binary built before
-test:
-  stage: test
-  dependencies:
-    - build
-  script:
-    - cd build
-    - ./run gaudirun.py '$EXAMPLESROOT/options/tut_detsim.py'