diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
index f31232a9278df0c79e7fb462056bb1d568577a9d..7119d6e340517166069c98f3105662d93aaf6f45 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ 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"'