diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a60a891d4fa78c6199f31573b6b6638e866cd2ab..11c3df7e87c0022c6d34f4e2cc82872ece774f26 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ image: lyda/golang:1.7
 
 variables:
   MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: "password"
+  MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: "1"
   MYSQL_TEST: "true"
 
 before_script: