diff --git a/cicd_tests/internal-tests.sh b/cicd_tests/internal-tests.sh
index b8995514f4813cace48421456c664f3a03f46df7..0e74c4e74b8d9a531280e18adfeecb9caf1290cb 100755
--- a/cicd_tests/internal-tests.sh
+++ b/cicd_tests/internal-tests.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ cd $CICD_MODULE_WORK_DIR/zipr_umbrella
 source set_env_vars
 # run zipr internal tests
 cd $ZIPR_HOME/test; scons
+
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$PEASOUP_HOME/irdb-libs/lib
 for i in *.exe; do ./$i; done