diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index db01a17b3..bae14127e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -29,30 +29,29 @@ build-and-test:
           docker run --name retroshare --detach --tty
           "$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:testing"
           retroshare-service --jsonApiPort 9092
-        - docker exec retroshare apt-get install -y curl
         - >
           docker exec retroshare
-          curl --verbose http://127.0.0.1:9092/jsonApiServer/version
+          curl --verbose http://127.0.0.1:9092/jsonApiServer/version | jq
         - >
           docker exec retroshare
-          curl --verbose http://127.0.0.1:9092/rsMsgs/getChatLobbyList
+          curl --verbose http://127.0.0.1:9092/rsMsgs/getChatLobbyList  | jq
         - >
           docker exec retroshare
-          curl --verbose http://127.0.0.1:9092/rsLoginHelper/getLocations
+          curl --verbose http://127.0.0.1:9092/rsLoginHelper/getLocations  | jq
         - >
           docker exec retroshare
           curl --verbose --data
           '{ "location":{ "mLocationName":"Test 1", "mPpgName":"Test2",
           "makeHidden":false, "makeAutoTor":false }, "password":"Test 3",
           "caller_data":"Test 5" }'
-          http://127.0.0.1:9092/rsLoginHelper/createLocation
+          http://127.0.0.1:9092/rsLoginHelper/createLocation  | jq
         - >
           docker exec retroshare
-          curl --verbose http://127.0.0.1:9092/rsLoginHelper/getLocations
+          curl --verbose http://127.0.0.1:9092/rsLoginHelper/getLocations | jq
         - >
           docker exec retroshare
-          curl --verbose http://127.0.0.1:9092/rsLoginHelper/isLoggedIn
+          curl --verbose http://127.0.0.1:9092/rsLoginHelper/isLoggedIn | jq
         - >
           docker exec retroshare
-          curl --verbose http://127.0.0.1:9092/rsMsgs/getChatLobbyList
+          curl --verbose http://127.0.0.1:9092/rsMsgs/getChatLobbyList | jq
         - docker container stop retroshare
diff --git a/build_scripts/GitlabCI/base.Dockerfile b/build_scripts/GitlabCI/base.Dockerfile
index d39f00a12..e4d5fbb74 100644
--- a/build_scripts/GitlabCI/base.Dockerfile
+++ b/build_scripts/GitlabCI/base.Dockerfile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ RUN \
 	apt-get install -y build-essential libssl-dev libbz2-dev libsqlite3-dev \
 		libsqlcipher-dev libupnp-dev pkg-config libz-dev \
 		qt5-default libxapian-dev qttools5-dev doxygen rapidjson-dev \
-		git cmake
+		git cmake curl jq
 
 ARG FRESHCLONE=0
 ARG REPO_URL=https://gitlab.com/RetroShare/RetroShare.git