diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a8ce2cb83060d32b4ebc0c6d9f7bb24e6d7169cb..2c15519a846ff254830eb91e0178b967e91ae1c2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -159,6 +159,12 @@ stages:
 .check-commits-behind-count-in-compare-jobs: &check-commits-behind-count-in-compare-jobs
   - if [ $commits_behind_count -ne 0 ]; then echo "Your branch is not up-to-date with main -> Compare tests will not run as they can contain false negatives this way.\nMain might have changed during your pipeline run. Run 'git merge origin/main' to update."; exit 1; fi
 
+.copy-ltv-files-to-testv-dir: &copy-ltv-files-to-testv-dir
+    - cp "$LTV_DIR"/*.wav scripts/testv/
+    - cp "$LTV_DIR"/*.met scripts/testv/
+    - cp "$LTV_DIR"/*.csv scripts/testv/
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 # Job templates
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1233,9 +1239,7 @@ test-long-self-test:
     ### prepare pytest
 
     # Copy test vectors from LTV to TESTV
-    - cp "$LTV_DIR"/*.wav scripts/testv/
-    - cp "$LTV_DIR"/*.met scripts/testv/
-    - cp "$LTV_DIR"/*.csv scripts/testv/
+    - *copy-ltv-files-to-testv-dir
 
     # create references
     - exit_code_ref=0
@@ -1519,6 +1523,7 @@ coverage-test-on-main-scheduled:
   script:
     - *print-common-info
     - *update-ltv-repo
+    - *copy-ltv-files-to-testv-dir
     - make GCOV=1 -j
     - cp IVAS_rend IVAS_rend_ref # Copy exec to be able to run renderer script
     - python3 tests/create_short_testvectors.py