diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ef24ec863a..e723ffc284 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ check-template-modules:
   extends: .test-db
   variables:
     DATABASE: postgresql
+    DB_CACHE: postgresql://
     POSTGRESQL_URI: postgresql://postgres@postgresql:5432/
     POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD: trust
   services: