diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b6d7e85724693c54d56404270eb6d5dad94a4eef..a067ab4f813b1ce9a981ea859da66bf57f21b48f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ include:
   variables:
     SOFTWARE_ROOT: ""
   script:
+    - echo ${SOFTWARE_ROOT}
     - cd ${SOFTWARE_ROOT}
     - build ${SOFTWARE_ROOT}