diff --git a/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-fedora.yml b/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-fedora.yml
index 62b1bcc27..15f271d21 100644
--- a/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-fedora.yml
+++ b/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-fedora.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
       - $FEDORA == "True"
   before_script:
     - dnf install gcc gcc-c++ cmake ninja-build python python-devel ccache gsl gsl-devel gtk3 gtk3-devel sqlite sqlite-devel libxml2 libxml2-devel openmpi openmpi-devel boost-devel pygobject3-devel python3-gobject gobject-introspection-devel goocanvas2-devel graphviz-devel graphviz ipython --assumeyes
+    - module load mpi/openmpi-x86_64
   variables:
     COMPILER: g++