diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fe58926df23e1f934ae6e87cfde755c8f71cdb1c..12bcf527980ba985a84476d5ab49d4d2294ed055 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -202,14 +202,14 @@ stages:
 # templates to define stages and platforms
 .test-job-linux:
   tags:
-    - ivas-linux
+    - test-fhg-linux-runner3
 
 .build-job-linux:
   stage: build
   timeout: "4 minutes"
   needs: []
   tags:
-    - ivas-linux
+    - test-fhg-linux-runner3
 
 .build-job-windows:
   stage: build
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ branch-is-up-to-date-with-main-pre:
   stage: prevalidate
   needs: []
   tags:
-    - ivas-linux
+    - test-fhg-linux-runner3
   script:
     - *get-commits-behind-count
     - echo $commits_behind_count
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ branch-is-up-to-date-with-main-post:
     - .rules-merge-request
   stage: postvalidate
   tags:
-    - ivas-linux
+    - test-fhg-linux-runner3
   script:
     - *get-commits-behind-count
     - echo $commits_behind_count
@@ -973,8 +973,6 @@ check-first-frame-is-sid:
   extends:
     - .test-job-linux-needs-testv-dir
     - .rules-merge-request
-  tags:
-    - ivas-linux
   stage: test
   needs: ["build-codec-linux-cmake"]
   script:
@@ -992,11 +990,11 @@ check-first-frame-is-sid:
 
     # run all modes and cut bitstream to start with an SID. Use stereo output to limit runtime, test is only about decoding
     - modes=$(scripts/runIvasCodec.py -l | grep dtx | grep -vE "FOA|HOA" )
-    - scripts/runIvasCodec.py -z console -p scripts/config/ci_linux_sidstart_test.json -m $modes -s --bs_length 200 -U 0:20 --oc stereo || exit_code_no_sba=$?
+    - scripts/runIvasCodec.py -z console -p scripts/config/ci_linux_sidstart_test.json -m $modes -s --bs_length 200 -U 0:20 -t 1 --oc stereo || exit_code_no_sba=$?
     - modes=$(scripts/runIvasCodec.py -l | grep dtx | grep -E "HOA")
-    - scripts/runIvasCodec.py -z console -p scripts/config/ci_linux_sidstart_test.json -m $modes -s --bs_length 100 -U 70:80 --oc stereo || exit_code_hoa=$?
+    - scripts/runIvasCodec.py -z console -p scripts/config/ci_linux_sidstart_test.json -m $modes -s --bs_length 100 -U 70:80 -t 1 --oc stereo || exit_code_hoa=$?
     - modes=$(scripts/runIvasCodec.py -l | grep dtx | grep "FOA")
-    - scripts/runIvasCodec.py -z console -p scripts/config/ci_linux_sidstart_test.json -m $modes -s --bs_length 100 -U 75:110 --oc stereo || exit_code_foa=$?
+    - scripts/runIvasCodec.py -z console -p scripts/config/ci_linux_sidstart_test.json -m $modes -s --bs_length 100 -U 75:110 -t 1 --oc stereo || exit_code_foa=$?
 
     - if [ $exit_code_no_sba -ne 0 ] || [ $exit_code_hoa -ne 0 ] || [ $exit_code_hoa -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
   artifacts: