diff --git a/gitlab/functions.sh b/gitlab/functions.sh
index a9b7724a388d5578ee3e4367927b0dd7aacb13bb..6826eec915d538cc4c1067f7c9248a9a2c0be3ec 100644
--- a/gitlab/functions.sh
+++ b/gitlab/functions.sh
@@ -268,3 +268,6 @@ if [ -z "${CI_BUILD_TAG}" ]; then
 else
   log_info "Building tag, not setting BOB_DOCUMENTATION_SERVER"
 fi
+
+# Activates conda environment
+run_cmd source ${BOB_PREFIX_PATH}/bin/activate `basename ${BOB_PREFIX_PATH}`