diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
index 1a7c07a9bcdb4a08aefcf1159226b789657be211..993afdcf62144d9201684f344c7b7e03f08f199f 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ py-pytest:
     - mkdir -p -m 777 reports
     - install_requirements
     - _pip install pytest pytest-cov coverage
-    - _python -m pytest --junit-xml=reports/TEST-pytests.xml --cov --cov-report term  --cov-report xml:reports/py-coverage.cobertura.xml ${PYTEST_ARGS}
+    - _run pytest --junit-xml=reports/TEST-pytests.xml --cov --cov-report term  --cov-report xml:reports/py-coverage.cobertura.xml ${PYTEST_ARGS}
   rules:
     # skip if $PYTEST_ENABLED not set
     - if: '$PYTEST_ENABLED != "true"'