diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 490be8963b0d4e68f735230934bef3d7954fb146..2b60f0d5658e7f12638e52cdb750a23137f41e73 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ ci_backend:
     - docker:20.10.8-dind
   stage: ci
   script:
-    - docker run --rm --entrypoint="./coverage_backend.sh" $BACKEND_IMAGE > ci_backend.log
+    - docker run --env IS_THIS_A_DOCKER_CONTAINER=Yes --rm --entrypoint="./coverage_backend.sh" $BACKEND_IMAGE > ci_backend.log
   variables:
     DOCKER_DRIVER: overlay2
     DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: ""