diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e2cb41925e4c48f41b834b357e00802e434ae628..c306a2537b7cf5e3a4a46716fa3711d4d9173457 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -325,11 +325,12 @@ build-codec-instrumented-linux:
   extends:
     - .build-job-linux
     - .rules-basis
-  timeout: "6 minutes"
+  timeout: "7 minutes"
   script:
     - *print-common-info
     - *activate-Werror-linux
-    - bash ci/build_codec_instrumented_linux.sh
+    - ./scripts/prepare_instrumentation.sh
+    - make -j -C scripts/c-code_instrument
 
 # make sure that the codec builds with msan, asan and usan
 build-codec-sanitizers-linux:
@@ -751,7 +752,7 @@ ivas-pytest-on-merge-request:
     - .rules-merge-request
   stage: compare
   needs: ["build-codec-linux-cmake", "codec-smoke-test"]
-  timeout: "10 minutes"
+  timeout: "14 minutes"
   script:
     - *print-common-info
     - *get-commits-behind-count