diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 92165fa4138fb65413b13ccf46256cadc78aa793..5d440735ed5c5941c712e46d71f010a6afbf9ebd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ workflow:
     - conan install python/${PYTHON_VERSION}@soleil/stable --install-folder ${PYTHON_ROOT}
     # Upgrade pip
     - unset PYTHONPATH
+    - export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${PYTHON_ROOT}/lib
     - ${PYTHON_ROOT}/bin/python -m pip install -q --upgrade pip
     # Fix python shebang to make it independent of install path
     - grep -I -r -l  "^#\!.*/bin/python.*$" ${PYTHON_ROOT}  | xargs sed -i '1c\#\!/usr/bin/env python'
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ workflow:
 .test:
   stage: test
   script:
+    - export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${NAME}/lib
     - ${NAME}/bin/python --version | grep ${PYTHON_VERSION}
 
 .package: