diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/run-single-test.sh b/.gitlab-ci/run-single-test.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/sh
+#
+builddir=$1
+suite=$2
+unit=$3
+
+echo "** builddir: ${builddir}"
+echo "**    suite: ${suite}"
+echo "**     unit: ${unit}"
+
+export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="$(mktemp -p $(pwd) -d xdg-runtime-XXXXXX)"
+
+weston --backend=headless-backend.so --socket=wayland-5 --idle-time=0 &
+compositor=$!
+
+export WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-5
+
+meson test -C ${builddir} \
+            --print-errorlogs \
+            --setup=wayland \
+            --suite=${suite} \
+            --no-suite=failing \
+            --no-suite=flaky \
+            --no-suite=wayland_failing \
+            --no-suite=gsk-compare-broadway \
+            --verbose \
+            "${unit}"
+
+exit_code=$?
+kill ${compositor}
+
+exit ${exit_code}