diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1a4583128e526cb014587cde01c0ce4815ce8d3f..4fcbef6e1e4299246b713de213570fa19ee7ad3d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ adios2-variable-problem:
     - cd build
     - cmake ..
     - make
-    - mpirun --oversubscribe -n 8 ./adios2mini 20000
+    - mpirun --allow-run-as-root --oversubscribe -n 8 ./adios2mini 20000
     - bpls checkpoint.bp | wc -l