diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c52db34cd32b0bf3c802b3163fea82d70850ffdb..ab7a75bf37dbafa61dd2b5350860b2f4663a8730 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ spack:setup:
 
     - 'echo "config: { install_tree: { root: /stack/spack/opt/spack } }" > /stack/spack/etc/config.yaml'
 
+    - echo $SPACK_SYSTEM_CONFIG_PATH
+
     - spack/bin/spack config blame mirrors
     - spack/bin/spack config blame config