diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 539e5f4..3e012ff 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ connect:
     image: mysql:latest
     script:
     - apt-get update && apt-get --assume-yes install mysql-client
+    - mysql --user=root --password="$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD" --host=mysql -e "show databases; use $MYSQL_DATABASE_NAME; show tables;"
 
 test:
   stage: test