diff --git a/.gitlab/pipeline/zombienet/polkadot.yml b/.gitlab/pipeline/zombienet/polkadot.yml
index 02bf0d37adce..c83a670718b6 100644
--- a/.gitlab/pipeline/zombienet/polkadot.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/pipeline/zombienet/polkadot.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
     LOCAL_SDK_TEST: "/builds/parity/mirrors/polkadot-sdk/polkadot/zombienet-sdk-tests"
     FF_DISABLE_UMASK_FOR_DOCKER_EXECUTOR: 1
     RUN_IN_CONTAINER: "1"
+    RUN_IN_CI: "1"
   artifacts:
     name: "${CI_JOB_NAME}_${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}"
     when: always