diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2e399237843190dc19aaebe694d12bfca8595e3d..1edb0b3f83bd6d78cb2cf90a02e4df662c8b9a3e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ nix.test:
   stage: test
   script:
     - echo $PATH
+    - nix-env -iA nixpkgs.git
     - ./tests.hs
   except:
     - /^wip\/.*/
diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index a53daf03d37ab7b3739d60b9d622db96a59a3fee..9445eb3c59e5b29b8263215fc565426f2b9b998c 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ in rec
       src=./.;
       name="nrm-experimental-dev-environment";
       buildInputs = [
+        argopkgs.sudo
         containers
         amg
         nrm