diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c1a16f965c88016584b961f229458417a18f558a..ceb468eae0e44082c4c4b05e8db1fbdf6fdae54c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,38 +11,39 @@ before_script:
 #and also that all the other external dependencies are here (this will be part of a container later) 
   - apt-get update  # Make sure the package lists are updated
   - apt-get upgrade -y 
-  - apt-get install -y \
-      meson \
-      ccache \
-      libfmt-dev \
-      libgtest-dev \
-      libpcre2-dev \
-      libsystemd-dev libdbus-1-dev \
-      libicu-dev \
-      libcurl4-gnutls-dev \
-      libpcre2-dev \
-      libavahi-client-dev \
-      libmad0-dev libmpg123-dev libid3tag0-dev \
-      libflac-dev libvorbis-dev libopus-dev libogg-dev \
-      libadplug-dev libaudiofile-dev libsndfile1-dev libfaad-dev \
-      libfluidsynth-dev libgme-dev libmikmod-dev libmodplug-dev \
-      libmpcdec-dev libwavpack-dev libwildmidi-dev \
-      libsidplay2-dev libsidutils-dev libresid-builder-dev \
-      libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev \
-      libmp3lame-dev libtwolame-dev libshine-dev \
-      libsamplerate0-dev libsoxr-dev \
-      libbz2-dev libcdio-paranoia-dev libiso9660-dev libmms-dev \
-      libzzip-dev \
-      libyajl-dev libexpat-dev \
-      libasound2-dev libao-dev libjack-jackd2-dev libopenal-dev \
-      libpulse-dev libshout3-dev \
-      libsndio-dev \
-      libmpdclient-dev \
-      libnfs-dev \
-      libupnp-dev \
-      libsqlite3-dev \
-      libchromaprint-dev \
-      libgcrypt20-dev
+  - apt-get install -y build-essential
+  - apt-get install -y meson 
+  - apt-get install -y meson
+  - apt-get install -y ccache
+  - apt-get install -y libfmt-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libgtest-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libpcre2-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libsystemd-dev libdbus-1-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libicu-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libcurl4-gnutls-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libpcre2-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libavahi-client-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libmad0-dev libmpg123-dev libid3tag0-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libflac-dev libvorbis-dev libopus-dev libogg-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libadplug-dev libaudiofile-dev libsndfile1-dev libfaad-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libfluidsynth-dev libgme-dev libmikmod-dev libmodplug-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libmpcdec-dev libwavpack-dev libwildmidi-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libsidplay2-dev libsidutils-dev libresid-builder-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libmp3lame-dev libtwolame-dev libshine-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libsamplerate0-dev libsoxr-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libbz2-dev libcdio-paranoia-dev libiso9660-dev libmms-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libzzip-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libyajl-dev libexpat-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libasound2-dev libao-dev libjack-jackd2-dev libopenal-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libpulse-dev libshout3-dev
+  - apt-get install -y libsndio-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libmpdclient-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libnfs-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libupnp-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libsqlite3-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libchromaprint-dev 
+  - apt-get install -y libgcrypt20-dev
 
   # This sets up the meson envt 
   - meson setup \
@@ -50,8 +51,7 @@ before_script:
     -Dtest=true \
     -Dsystemd=enabled \
     -Dpcre=enabled \
-    --wrap-mode nofallback \
-    ${{ matrix.meson_options }} \
+    --wrap-mode nofallback
     output/full