diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bb7392b..5ccca97 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ build_stable:
         --warnlevel 2
         -Dgtk_doc=true
         -Dpylint=true
-        -Dtests=true
         -Db_coverage=true
         _build
     - env TMPDIR=$(pwd)/tmpdir meson test -C _build --print-errorlogs
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 307bc6a..5e9a7ce 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ option('pylint',
 option('tests',
        description: 'Whether to run tests',
        type: 'boolean',
-       value: false)
+       value: true)