diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 005e8259e250f8509b0a60ca0fd4dd469e5e2c98..e28a6e09c995a4583a5faba9374c6a598eba5c7d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ build1:
   tags:
     - conda
   script:
+    - echo "Starting the CI..."
     - conda env create -f environment.yaml