diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3f23ccc089..329f44f8d9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ build_template_app:
   script:
     - git clone https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf-template.git
     - cd esp-idf-template
+    - make defconfig
     - make all
 
 test_nvs_on_host: