diff --git a/.ci/build_for_testing.sh b/.ci/build_for_testing.sh
index e278ce24ae..e03774dcbf 100755
--- a/.ci/build_for_testing.sh
+++ b/.ci/build_for_testing.sh
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ rosdep install --from-path .
 
 echo "$0: building the workspace"
 
-catkin build --limit-status-rate 0.2
-catkin build --limit-status-rate 0.2 --catkin-make-args tests
+catkin build --limit-status-rate 0.2 --cmake-args "-DCOVERAGE=true -DTESTING=true"
+catkin build --limit-status-rate 0.2 --cmake-args "-DCOVERAGE=true -DTESTING=true" --catkin-make-args tests
 
 echo "$0: tar the workspace"
 
diff --git a/.ci/test.sh b/.ci/test.sh
index 9ce75fbd3f..c220ab11c6 100755
--- a/.ci/test.sh
+++ b/.ci/test.sh
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ rosdep install --from-path .
 
 echo "$0: building the workspace"
 
-catkin build --limit-status-rate 0.2
-catkin build --limit-status-rate 0.2 --catkin-make-args tests
+catkin build --limit-status-rate 0.2 --cmake-args "-DCOVERAGE=true -DTESTING=true"
+catkin build --limit-status-rate 0.2 --cmake-args "-DCOVERAGE=true -DTESTING=true" --catkin-make-args tests
 
 echo "$0: testing"