diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4741410..1534a5b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ release:
     - pip install --index-url "$PIP_INDEX_URL" pytest pytest-asyncio httpx
   script:
     - cd backend
+    # Debug: Print environment variables for test configuration
+    - echo "ORCHARD_TEST_URL=$ORCHARD_TEST_URL"
+    - echo "ORCHARD_TEST_PASSWORD is set to '${ORCHARD_TEST_PASSWORD:-NOT SET}'"
     # Run full integration test suite, excluding:
     # - large/slow tests
     # - requires_direct_s3 tests (can't access MinIO from outside K8s cluster)