diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 02674d480b8abb9a123147660e50338e5d4707a4..d2cb6215b9641ddb7f411de680a466679b087c81 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ terraform-single:
     - ./launch.sh -var type=hadoop-single -var flavor=standard.large -var n=0 -var domain=terra1 -var image=$IMAGE
     - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
     - ssh-add ./ssh-key.terra1.txt
-    - ansible -i ./inventory --become-user=debian -m synchronize -a 'src=image/tests dest=/home/debian/ mode=push' master
-    - ansible -i ./inventory --become-user=debian -m shell -a 'cd; sh -xe ~/tests/run-tests.sh' master
+    - ansible -i ./inventory -m synchronize -a 'use_ssh_args=yes verify_host=yes src=image/tests dest=/opt/ mode=push' master
+    - ansible -i ./inventory --become-user=debian -m shell -a 'cd; sh -xe /opt/tests/run-tests.sh' master
     - terraform destroy -auto-approve
   rules:
     - if: '$JOB =~ /all|test-single/'
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ terraform-cluster:
     - ./launch.sh -var type=hadoop -var domain=terra2 -var image=$IMAGE
     - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
     - ssh-add ./ssh-key.terra2.txt
-    - ansible -i ./inventory --become-user=debian -m synchronize -a 'src=image/tests dest=/home/debian/ mode=push' master
-    - ansible -i ./inventory --become-user=debian -m shell -a 'cd; sh -xe ~/tests/run-tests.sh' master
+    - ansible -i ./inventory -m synchronize -a 'use_ssh_args=yes verify_host=yes src=image/tests dest=/opt/ mode=push' master
+    - ansible -i ./inventory --become-user=debian -m shell -a 'cd; sh -xe /opt/tests/run-tests.sh' master
     - terraform destroy -auto-approve
   rules:
     - if: '$JOB =~ /all|test-cluster/'