diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3dad1c556..126ae6053 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ services:
   - docker:dind
 
 before_script:
+  - echo "Checking Docker version"
+  - if ! docker --version; then echo "Docker not found, installing Docker"; curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh; fi
+  - echo "Logging into Docker registry"
   - echo $CI_JOB_TOKEN | docker login -u gitlab-ci-token --password-stdin $DOCKER_REGISTRY
 
 build:
diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2b65004a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+privileged = true
\ No newline at end of file