diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 011b31aa..3e879c93 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ build-api-coverage:
     - .build-python
   stage: build
   script:
+    - apt-get -y update && apt-get -y install python3-opencv
     - cd api
     - ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/common/scripts/make-venv.sh
     - make ci