diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8645488335e..cb6f691058e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ variables:
 before_script:
   - source ./scripts/prepare_build.sh
   - cp config/gitlab.yml.example config/gitlab.yml
+  - mkdir -p tmp/tests
+  - mount -t tmpfs tmpfs tmp/tests || echo "tmpfs mount failed, falling back to disc"
   - bundle --version
   - '[ "$USE_BUNDLE_INSTALL" != "true" ] || retry bundle install --without postgres production --jobs $(nproc) "${FLAGS[@]}"'
   - retry gem install knapsack
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index b19f5824236..f313bd4f249 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
     example.run
     Rails.cache = caching_store
   end
+
+  config.after(:each) do
+    FileUtils.rm_rf("tmp/tests/repositories")
+    FileUtils.mkdir_p("tmp/tests/repositories")
+  end
 end
 
 FactoryGirl::SyntaxRunner.class_eval do