diff --git a/.gitlab/pipeline/jobs/.default.yml b/.gitlab/pipeline/jobs/.default.yml
index 23964465..bf4810c0 100644
--- a/.gitlab/pipeline/jobs/.default.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/pipeline/jobs/.default.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
   before_script:
     - bash .gitlab/build/docker_install.sh > /dev/null
   variables:
-    PHP_INI_SCAN_DIR: "/etc/php"
+    PHP_INI_SCAN_DIR: "/usr/local/etc/php/"
   script:
-  - cp $CI_PROJECT_DIR/.gitlab/pipeline/ci/php.ini /usr/local/etc/php/php.ini; # copy php.ini into image
+  - cp $CI_PROJECT_DIR/.gitlab/pipeline/ci/php.ini /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/z_php.ini; # copy php.ini into image