diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6df4b50b817b337425d7249ee64cc9639774514a..750245f4cfb4726ce87ee0bca7d6cae1599e0eef 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ run-tests:
     stage: test
     timeout: 30m
     variables:
-        VIDEOAG_API_CONFIG: $CI_PROJECT_DIR/config/api_example_config
+        VIDEOAG_API_CONFIG: $CI_PROJECT_DIR/config/api_example_config.py
     image:
         name: registry.git.fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de/videoag/backend_api/videoag_api_testing:$CI_COMMIT_SHA
         entrypoint: [""]