diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f812488954584e092f33b944bff66b1bd38be571..d70fa6f6020f8e13dc7cf253a6e58b0966f5015f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -203,30 +203,6 @@ codec-smoke-test:
     expose_as: 'Smoke test results'
 
 
-# check bitexactness to EVS
-be-2-evs-linux:
-  extends:
-    - .test-job-linux
-    - .rules-main-push
-  tags:
-    - be-2-evs-temp
-  stage: test
-  script:
-    - mkdir build
-    - cd build
-    - cmake ..
-    - make -j
-    - cd ..
-
-    # copy over to never change the testvector dir
-    - cp -r $EVS_BE_TEST_DIR ./evs_be_test
-    - cp build/IVAS_cod ./evs_be_test/bin/EVS_cod
-    - cp build/IVAS_dec ./evs_be_test/bin/EVS_dec
-
-    - cd evs_be_test
-    - python3 ../ci/run_evs_be_test.py
-
-
 # code selftest testvectors with memory-sanitizer binaries
 msan-on-merge-request-linux:
   extends: 
@@ -356,6 +332,33 @@ self-test-on-merge-request:
 # Test jobs for main branch
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
+# check bitexactness to EVS
+be-2-evs-linux:
+  extends:
+    - .test-job-linux
+    - .rules-main-push
+  tags:
+    - be-2-evs-temp
+  stage: test
+  needs: [ "build-codec-linux-cmake" ]
+  script:
+    - *print-common-info
+
+    - mkdir build
+    - cd build
+    - cmake ..
+    - make -j
+    - cd ..
+
+    # copy over to never change the testvector dir
+    - cp -r $EVS_BE_TEST_DIR ./evs_be_test
+    - cp build/IVAS_cod ./evs_be_test/bin/EVS_cod
+    - cp build/IVAS_dec ./evs_be_test/bin/EVS_dec
+
+    - cd evs_be_test
+    - python3 ../ci/run_evs_be_test.py
+
+
 codec-comparison-on-main-push:
   extends:
     - .test-job-linux