diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 74a1b743156a53234ecb19d0f6e952f984c0d24d..cb746cecd7265a9c2dba0d5141644cc42468a4d6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ variables:
   LSAN_OPTIONS: "log_threads=1"
   ASAN_OPTIONS: "detect_leaks=0:detect_stack_use_after_return=1"
   # location of AirShowerPhysics/corsika-data
-  # CORSIKA_DATA: "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/corsika-data/"
+  CORSIKA_DATA: "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/Data" # the git submodule
   # _alternatively_ corsika-data can be downloaded as submodule:
   GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: normal
 
diff --git a/Processes/CONEX/CMakeLists.txt b/Processes/CONEX/CMakeLists.txt
index 7aa2f4d61c17cd8fba4bb9314a92004f91dc4106..3f2ef6fd818db02c65c9a776c8b22f2f07a7fe31 100644
--- a/Processes/CONEX/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Processes/CONEX/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ target_link_libraries (
   CORSIKAenvironment
   CORSIKAsetup
   CORSIKArandom
+  CorsikaData
   C8::ext::conex
   )