diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 11c113073afc352fbe88f238fee99a46486b3629..aa02d5e9ad6b43a93732c331b31cc4d96b3e1203 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ stages:
   - phase1
 
 build:
+  image: eicweb.phy.anl.gov:4567/containers/eic_container/eic_container:latest
   stage: phase1  
   tags:
      - sodium
   script:
-     - echo "hello"
-     - uname -a
-     - hostname && pwd 
+     - mkdir build && cd build && cmake ../. && make -j40