diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2aabc97..161bd86 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+image: python:2.7
+
 before_script:
-    - apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y -qq python
+    - apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y -qq python python-pip
     - python --version
-    - python -m ensurepip
     - pip install -r requirements.txt
 
 types: