diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 61afce6e..08b1025a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ include:
 
 stages:
   - build
-  - test
   - dockerize
+  - python-test
+  - test
 
 build-mainnet:
   stage: build
@@ -119,3 +120,29 @@ dockerize-testnet:
     manual
   timeout:
     3h
+
+test-e2e:
+  stage: python-test
+  variables:
+    IMAGE: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/mainnet/$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG:$CI_COMMIT_SHA
+  before_script:
+    - docker info
+    - docker login -u "$CI_REGISTRY_USER" -p "$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD" $CI_REGISTRY
+  script:
+    - git clone https://gitlab.com/PBSA/tools-libs/peerplays-utils.git
+    - cd peerplays-utils/peerplays-qa-environment
+    - git checkout origin/feature/python-e2e-tests-for-CI
+    - cd e2e-tests/
+    - python3 -m venv venv
+    - source venv/bin/activate
+    - pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+    - python3 start.py --stop
+    - docker ps -a
+    - export COMPOSE_SERVICE_PEERPLAYS_BASE_IMAGE=$IMAGE
+    - python3 start.py --start all
+    - docker ps -a
+    - python3 start.py --stop
+    - deactivate
+    - docker ps -a
+  tags:
+    - python-tests
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7a229aa7..43db4a39 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -190,8 +190,6 @@ ADD . peerplays
 RUN \
     cd peerplays && \
     git submodule update --init --recursive && \
-    git symbolic-ref --short HEAD && \
-    git log --oneline -n 5 && \
     mkdir build && \
     cd build && \
     cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
@@ -217,6 +215,3 @@ RUN chown peerplays:root -R /home/peerplays/peerplays-network
 EXPOSE 8090
 # Peerplays P2P:
 EXPOSE 9777
-
-# Peerplays
-CMD ["./witness_node", "-d", "./witness_node_data_dir"]