diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8c5d1e367..0c8ddbeb1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ test:
   stage: test
   needs: [check]
   script:
-    # All tests run on H100 node — real CUDA available, no stubs needed
+    # Remove CUDA stubs from LD_LIBRARY_PATH — nvidia RuntimeClass provides real libcuda.so
+    - export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(echo "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" | tr ':' '\n' | grep -v stubs | tr '\n' ':' | sed 's/:$//')
+    - nvidia-smi  # verify GPU access
     - cargo test --workspace --lib -- --skip model_loader::tests
 
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