diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 496de82342f5ed969f594b7cf89246187d971aed..1a4583128e526cb014587cde01c0ce4815ce8d3f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-test:
+adios2-variable-problem:
   image: i10git.cs.fau.de:5005/walberla/buildenvs/gcc-12
   script:
+    - . /opt/spack/share/spack/setup-env.sh
     - spack env activate /opt/spack-environment/
     - spack load adios2
     - mkdir build