diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7494048..3729e1a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ build_enabled:
     - lttng-sessiond --daemonize
     - colcon build --symlink-install --packages-up-to $PACKAGES_LIST
     - . install/local_setup.sh
+    - ./build/tracetools/status
     - colcon test --packages-select $PACKAGES_LIST
     - colcon test-result
   <<: *global_artifacts
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ build:
   script:
     - colcon build --symlink-install --cmake-args " -DTRACETOOLS_DISABLED=ON" --packages-up-to $PACKAGES_LIST
     - . install/local_setup.sh
+    - (! ./build/tracetools/status)
     - colcon test --packages-select $PACKAGES_LIST
     - colcon test-result
   <<: *global_artifacts