diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bf4f601..56351c3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ build:
   - virtualenv -p python3 venv
   - source venv/bin/activate
   - pip install -r requirements.txt
-  - python manage.py seed_db < echo "y"
+  - echo "y" | python manage.py seed_db 
 
 deploy:
   stage: deploy