diff --git a/.gitlab/includes/common_pipeline.yml b/.gitlab/includes/common_pipeline.yml
index 28db502e0..7b9eb4fb8 100644
--- a/.gitlab/includes/common_pipeline.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/includes/common_pipeline.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ include:
   - remote: 'https://gitlab.com/cscs-ci/recipes/-/raw/master/templates/v2/.ci-ext.yml'
 
 variables:
+  FF_TIMESTAMPS: true
   SOURCE_DIR: /pika/source
   BUILD_DIR: /pika/build