diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9382677d32a7b658e6b74a7ccb11f7e12c10f69d..a8ce2cb83060d32b4ebc0c6d9f7bb24e6d7169cb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@ coverage-test-on-main-scheduled:
   rules:
     # only run in scheduled pipeline that passes this env vars
     - if: $COVERAGE_TEST
-  timeout: 4 hours
+  timeout: 3 hours
   script:
     - *print-common-info
     - *update-ltv-repo
@@ -1527,6 +1527,7 @@ coverage-test-on-main-scheduled:
     - python3 -m pytest $TESTS_DIR_CODEC_BE_ON_MR/test_param_file.py -v -n auto --update_ref 1 -m create_ref --param_file scripts/config/self_test_evs.prm --ref_encoder_path ./IVAS_cod --ref_decoder_path ./IVAS_dec
     - bash ci/smoke_test.sh coverage
     - python3 -m pytest -q -n auto tests/renderer/test_renderer_be_comparison.py
+    - python3 -m pytest $TESTS_DIR_CODEC_BE_ON_MR/test_param_file.py -v -n auto --update_ref 1 -m create_ref --param_file scripts/config/self_test_ltv.prm --ref_encoder_path ./IVAS_cod --ref_decoder_path ./IVAS_dec
     - bash ci/ivas_voip_be_test.sh coverage
     - lcov -c -d obj -o coverage.info
     - commit_sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)