diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 550b68aab10a2994361eadd34267574db7315ddd..f6e2ba23ed1e793e8072ff66bfa71531f5637010 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ stages:
   - cd build
   - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=release-DBUILD_TESTS=ON ..
   - make -j$(nproc)
-  - ctest -j$(nproc)
+  - ctest -j$(nproc) --output-on-failure
   - make install
 
 .build_and_test_template: &build_and_test_definition
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ stages:
   - cd build
   - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=release -DBUILD_TESTS=ON ..
   - make -j$(nproc)
-  - ctest -j$(nproc)
+  - ctest -j$(nproc) --output-on-failure
   - make install
 
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