diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 44a3c0ce289880e26993ebe4944fb348cce3a12f..bf879dc4d5b8e32737fb515ebc4f47fa4e853462 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ default:
         #      - datasets/.git/
   before_script:
     - git clone https://eicweb.phy.anl.gov/EIC/NPDet.git
+    - git clone https://eicweb.phy.anl.gov/EIC/detectors/topside.git
         #    - cd NPDet/build && cmake ../. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local && make -j10 && make install
         #    - cd ../..