diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 34a502a..5f04034 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ variables:
 before_script:
 - apt-get update
 - wget --no-verbose https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
-- apt-get install -y ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
-- apt-get install -y firefox-esr
+# apt-get output piped through cat to avoid excessive "Selecting/Preparing/Unpacking" output (makes stdout not a TTY)
+- apt-get install -y ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb | cat
+- apt-get install -y firefox-esr | cat
 
 node:18:
   image: node:18