diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d66bf2d..6e99f86 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ before_script:
   # mbstring broken because dependencies not included in default template:
   # > $ docker-php-ext-install mbstring pdo_pgsql curl json intl gd xml zip bz2 opcache
   # > No package 'oniguruma' found
-  - docker-php-ext-install pdo_pgsql curl json intl gd xml zip bz2 opcache
+  - docker-php-ext-install pdo_mysql curl json intl gd xml zip bz2 opcache
   # Install & enable Xdebug for code coverage reports
   - pecl install xdebug
   - docker-php-ext-enable xdebug
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ variables:
   MYSQL_DATABASE: mysql_database
   MYSQL_USERNAME: root
   MYSQL_PASSWORD: mysql_strong_password
+  MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: mysql_strong_password
   LITEBANS_TABLE_PREFIX: test_
 
 # Run our tests