diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4131a3914469ea467ab899657373119e6a56c47d..df1f874564dc8117786afe22daae54a82e3c0c6d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2273,6 +2273,7 @@ coverage:
 
 msvc-14.1_Hybrid_dbg:
    extends: .win_build_template
+   stage: pretest
    variables:
       WALBERLA_BUILD_WITH_CUDA: "OFF"
       CMAKE_GENERATOR: "Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64"
@@ -2298,6 +2299,7 @@ msvc-14.1_Hybrid_sp_dbg:
 
 msvc-14.1_Hybrid:
    extends: .win_build_template
+   stage: pretest
    variables:
       WALBERLA_BUILD_WITH_CUDA: "OFF"
       CMAKE_GENERATOR: "Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64"