diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fcbe718944880445a42e5513125f5977f2d056d8..bf06a5f31edb2bee3c223830d5166efe6b5a466c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 image: eicweb.phy.anl.gov:4567/eic/juggler/juggler:latest
 
+variables:
+  DETECTOR_EVENT_VIEWS: "ON"
+
 workflow:
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'