diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 42eb9ab2e9f9aa453ec3c6859ff231a22af4060f..a72a13b968019b5e4f905cfb59f1ff8af144b5de 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -551,6 +551,8 @@ ubuntu1804_test_x86_64:
     alias: couchbase
   - name: mongo:3.6
     alias: mongo
+  - name: krisgeus/docker-kafka
+    alias: kafka
   - name: influxdb
     alias: influxdb
 
@@ -593,6 +595,8 @@ ubuntu1804_test_profile_x86_64:
     alias: couchbase
   - name: mongo:3.6
     alias: mongo
+  - name: krisgeus/docker-kafka
+    alias: kafka    
   - name: influxdb
     alias: influxdb
 
@@ -640,6 +644,8 @@ centos7_test_x86_64:
     alias: couchbase
   - name: mongo:3.6
     alias: mongo
+  - name: krisgeus/docker-kafka
+    alias: kafka    
   - name: influxdb
     alias: influxdb