diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 52cbbabfd..acea999e2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -290,4 +290,3 @@ publish-docs:
   tags:
     - linux-docker
   allow_failure:                   true
-
diff --git a/scripts/gitlab/build-linux.sh b/scripts/gitlab/build-linux.sh
index f0697080c..ebd65cd9b 100755
--- a/scripts/gitlab/build-linux.sh
+++ b/scripts/gitlab/build-linux.sh
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ cat .cargo/config
 echo "_____ Building target: "$CARGO_TARGET" _____"
 if [ "${CARGO_TARGET}" = "armv7-linux-androideabi" ]
 then
-  time cargo build --target $CARGO_TARGET --release -p parity-clib --features final
+  time cargo build --target $CARGO_TARGET --verbose --color=always --release -p parity-clib --features final
 else
-  time cargo build --target $CARGO_TARGET --release --features final
-  time cargo build --target $CARGO_TARGET --release -p evmbin
-  time cargo build --target $CARGO_TARGET --release -p ethstore-cli
-  time cargo build --target $CARGO_TARGET --release -p ethkey-cli
-  time cargo build --target $CARGO_TARGET --release -p whisper-cli
+  time cargo build --target $CARGO_TARGET --verbose --color=always --release --features final
+  time cargo build --target $CARGO_TARGET --verbose --color=always --release -p evmbin
+  time cargo build --target $CARGO_TARGET --verbose --color=always --release -p ethstore-cli
+  time cargo build --target $CARGO_TARGET --verbose --color=always --release -p ethkey-cli
+  time cargo build --target $CARGO_TARGET --verbose --color=always --release -p whisper-cli
 fi
 
 echo "_____ Post-processing binaries _____"
diff --git a/scripts/gitlab/build-windows.sh b/scripts/gitlab/build-windows.sh
index 7ddf4453e..76332124d 100755
--- a/scripts/gitlab/build-windows.sh
+++ b/scripts/gitlab/build-windows.sh
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ echo "RUSTC_WRAPPER:    " $RUSTC_WRAPPER
 echo "SCCACHE_DIR:      " $SCCACHE_DIR
 
 echo "_____ Building target: "$CARGO_TARGET" _____"
-time cargo build --target $CARGO_TARGET --release --features final
-time cargo build --target $CARGO_TARGET --release -p evmbin
-time cargo build --target $CARGO_TARGET --release -p ethstore-cli
-time cargo build --target $CARGO_TARGET --release -p ethkey-cli
-time cargo build --target $CARGO_TARGET --release -p whisper-cli
+time cargo build --target $CARGO_TARGET --verbose --release --features final
+time cargo build --target $CARGO_TARGET --verbose --release -p evmbin
+time cargo build --target $CARGO_TARGET --verbose --release -p ethstore-cli
+time cargo build --target $CARGO_TARGET --verbose --release -p ethkey-cli
+time cargo build --target $CARGO_TARGET --verbose --release -p whisper-cli
 
 echo "__________Sign binaries__________"
 scripts/gitlab/sign-win.cmd $keyfile $certpass target/$CARGO_TARGET/release/parity.exe
diff --git a/scripts/gitlab/test-linux.sh b/scripts/gitlab/test-linux.sh
index 6a98d2f7b..2854508bb 100755
--- a/scripts/gitlab/test-linux.sh
+++ b/scripts/gitlab/test-linux.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# ARGUMENT $1 Rust flavor to run test with (stable/beta/nightly)
+
 echo "________Running test-linux.sh________"
 set -e # fail on any error
 set -u # treat unset variables as error
@@ -8,5 +10,8 @@ OPTIONS="--release"
 #use nproc `linux only
 THREADS=$(nproc)
 
+rustup default $1
+rustup show
+
 echo "________Running Parity Full Test Suite________"
-time cargo test $OPTIONS --features "$FEATURES" --locked --all --target $CARGO_TARGET -- --test-threads $THREADS
+time cargo test $OPTIONS --features "$FEATURES" --locked --all --target $CARGO_TARGET --verbose --color=always -- --test-threads $THREADS
diff --git a/scripts/gitlab/validate-chainspecs.sh b/scripts/gitlab/validate-chainspecs.sh
index 9b7ef39e7..58391e131 100755
--- a/scripts/gitlab/validate-chainspecs.sh
+++ b/scripts/gitlab/validate-chainspecs.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ echo "________Running validate_chainspecs.sh________"
 ERR=0
 
 echo "________Validate chainspecs________"
-time cargo build --release -p chainspec
+time cargo build --release -p chainspec --verbose --color=always
 
 for spec in ethcore/res/*.json; do
     if ! ./target/release/chainspec "$spec"; then ERR=1; fi