diff --git a/tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection/test_masa_enc_dec.py b/tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection/test_masa_enc_dec.py
index 31dee0c233cf8c258a7796b35bc183dfa239bb1a..0614651653e14d33efe61fa28071ff9aec87b8d1 100644
--- a/tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection/test_masa_enc_dec.py
+++ b/tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection/test_masa_enc_dec.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ def test_masa_enc_dec(
     masa_metadata_audio_ndir_ntransportch_dtx,
     test_vector_path,
     output_mode,
+    get_mld,
 ):
     # Input parameters
     in_fs = 48
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ def test_masa_enc_dec(
 
             # Compare audio outputs
             pcmcmp_res, reason = cmp_pcm(
-                dec_output_dut, dec_output_ref, output_mode, int(out_fs * 1000)
+                dec_output_dut, dec_output_ref, output_mode, int(out_fs * 1000), get_mld=get_mld
             )
 
             # Fail if compare fails compare result
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ def test_masa_enc_dec(
             filecmp_res = cmp(dec_output_ref, dec_output_dut)
             if filecmp_res == False:
                 cmp_result, reason = cmp_pcm(
-                    dec_output_dut, dec_output_ref, output_mode, int(out_fs * 1000)
+                    dec_output_dut, dec_output_ref, output_mode, int(out_fs * 1000), get_mld=get_mld
                 )
                 # Report compare result
                 assert cmp_result == 0, reason
diff --git a/tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection/test_param_file.py b/tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection/test_param_file.py
index db3ea96e3d40c6a93f32712179e463f2e8cdb27c..1dfda043d7d99730759751aa8aa495b84f637910 100644
--- a/tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection/test_param_file.py
+++ b/tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection/test_param_file.py
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ def test_param_file_tests(
     rootdir,
     keep_files,
     test_tag,
+    get_mld,
 ):
     enc_opts, dec_opts, sim_opts, eid_opts = param_file_test_dict[test_tag]
 
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ def test_param_file_tests(
         ref_output_file = f"{reference_path}/param_file/dec/{output_file}"
         fs = int(sampling_rate) * 1000
         output_differs, reason = cmp_pcm(
-            dut_output_file, ref_output_file, output_config, fs
+            dut_output_file, ref_output_file, output_config, fs, get_mld=get_mld
         )
         md_out_files = get_expected_md_files(ref_output_file, enc_split, output_config)
 
diff --git a/tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection/test_sba_bs_dec_plc.py b/tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection/test_sba_bs_dec_plc.py
index c75ae8b6df28da699e0c0c58c1b4e983d0655cfc..422f87d9c7cebb502957120e6a909808288a8c08 100644
--- a/tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection/test_sba_bs_dec_plc.py
+++ b/tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection/test_sba_bs_dec_plc.py
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ def test_sba_plc_system(
     tag,
     plc_pattern,
     fs,
-    gain_flag
+    gain_flag,
+    get_mld,
 ):
     SID = 0
     if dtx == '1' and ivas_br not in ['13200','16400','24400','32000', '64000']:
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ def test_sba_plc_system(
         update_ref,
         gain_flag,
         keep_files,
+        get_mld=get_mld,
     )
 
 
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ def sba_dec_plc(
     update_ref,
     gain_flag,
     keep_files,
+    get_mld=False,
 ):
 
     # ------------  run cmd  ------------
@@ -188,7 +191,7 @@ def sba_dec_plc(
 
         # --------------  compare cmd  --------------
         fs = int(sampling_rate) * 1000
-        cmp_result, reason = cmp_pcm(dut_out_raw, ref_out_raw, output_config, fs)
+        cmp_result, reason = cmp_pcm(dut_out_raw, ref_out_raw, output_config, fs, get_mld=get_mld)
 
         # report compare result
         assert cmp_result == 0, reason
diff --git a/tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection/test_sba_bs_enc.py b/tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection/test_sba_bs_enc.py
index 08bb609d5debef088b0318c1907358624bf4cc8e..3e84e6b2839d488a17afcd1a42e8ce015685ce1b 100644
--- a/tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection/test_sba_bs_enc.py
+++ b/tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection/test_sba_bs_enc.py
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ def test_pca_enc(
     keep_files,
     tag,
     fs,
+    get_mld,
 ):
     pca = True
     tag = tag + fs + "c"
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ def test_pca_enc(
         update_ref,
         gain_flag,
         keep_files,
+        get_mld=get_mld,
         pca=pca,
     )
 
@@ -175,6 +177,7 @@ def test_sba_enc_system(
     fs,
     gain_flag,
     SID,
+    get_mld,
 ):
 
     if dtx == "1" and ivas_br not in ["13200", "16400", "24400", "32000", "64000"]:
@@ -238,6 +241,7 @@ def test_sba_enc_system(
         update_ref,
         gain_flag,
         keep_files,
+        get_mld=get_mld
     )
 
 
@@ -256,6 +260,7 @@ def test_spar_hoa2_enc_system(
     keep_files,
     ivas_br,
     tag,
+    get_mld,
 ):
     fs = "48"
     dtx = "0"
@@ -301,6 +306,7 @@ def test_spar_hoa2_enc_system(
         update_ref,
         gain_flag,
         keep_files,
+        get_mld=get_mld,
     )
 
 
@@ -319,6 +325,7 @@ def test_spar_hoa3_enc_system(
     keep_files,
     ivas_br,
     tag,
+    get_mld,
 ):
     fs = "48"
     dtx = "0"
@@ -364,6 +371,7 @@ def test_spar_hoa3_enc_system(
         update_ref,
         gain_flag,
         keep_files,
+        get_mld=get_mld
     )
 
 
@@ -386,6 +394,7 @@ def test_sba_enc_BWforce_system(
     dtx,
     tag,
     sample_rate_bw_idx,
+    get_mld,
 ):
     if dtx == "1" and ivas_br not in ["32000", "64000"]:
         # skip high bitrates for DTX until DTX issue is resolved
@@ -437,6 +446,7 @@ def test_sba_enc_BWforce_system(
         update_ref,
         gain_flag,
         keep_files,
+        get_mld=get_mld,
     )
 
 
@@ -598,6 +608,7 @@ def sba_dec(
     update_ref,
     gain_flag,
     keep_files,
+    get_mld=False,
     pca=False,
 ):
     # --------  run cmd  ------------
@@ -652,7 +663,7 @@ def sba_dec(
         )
 
         fs = int(sampling_rate) * 1000
-        cmp_result, reason = cmp_pcm(dut_out_raw, ref_out_raw, output_config, fs)
+        cmp_result, reason = cmp_pcm(dut_out_raw, ref_out_raw, output_config, fs, get_mld=get_mld)
 
         # report compare result
         assert cmp_result == 0, reason