diff --git a/ci/common-ci.yml b/ci/common-ci.yml
index 5ecf679332..edceb4500b 100644
--- a/ci/common-ci.yml
+++ b/ci/common-ci.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ stages:
   - build
   - test
 
+variables:
+  FF_TIMESTAMPS: true
+
 ##
 ## BUILDS
 ##
diff --git a/ci/ctest_to_gitlab.sh b/ci/ctest_to_gitlab.sh
index cab9143d0d..f9d2f7a1d2 100755
--- a/ci/ctest_to_gitlab.sh
+++ b/ci/ctest_to_gitlab.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ stages:
   - test
   - upload
 
+variables:
+  FF_TIMESTAMPS: true
+
 variables:
   SLURM_EXCLUSIVE: ''
   SLURM_EXACT: ''
@@ -78,6 +81,9 @@ image: $IMAGE
 stages:
   - test
 
+variables:
+  FF_TIMESTAMPS: true
+
 variables:
   SLURM_EXCLUSIVE: ''
   SLURM_EXACT: ''