diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a0966f306..e51f9d84a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ tests:
   script:
     - cp tests/journalctl /usr/bin/journalctl
     - chmod 755 /usr/bin/journalctl
+    - mkdir -p /var/log/audit/
+    - touch /var/log/audit/audit.log /var/log/audit/audit.log.1
     - go test ./cmd/aa-log -v -cover -coverprofile=coverage.out
     - go tool cover -func=coverage.out