diff --git a/gitlab/functions.sh b/gitlab/functions.sh
index cacb02328d874b01ed29374dd21b381f5780b173..62e2c2c1fcfdac581eb26c73afb81b7d976fbd94 100644
--- a/gitlab/functions.sh
+++ b/gitlab/functions.sh
@@ -373,6 +373,10 @@ check_env CONDA_CHANNEL
 check_env CONDA_BETA_CHANNEL
 export_env CONDARC
 
+# Setup default database server
+BOB_DATABASE_SERVER="${DOCSERVER}/software/bob/databases/latest"
+export_env BOB_DATABASE_SERVER
+
 # Setup default documentation server
 if [ -z "${CI_COMMIT_TAG}" ]; then
   DEFSRV="${DOCSERVER}/software/bob/docs/bob/%(name)s/master/"