diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9344bda9138d7cb73ae959e7f323fe462412729e..6e4af2b332146c829dff672a14d7771f89df64fd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -191,8 +191,6 @@ stages:
 # to be reused in MR and LTV-scheduled sanitizer test jobs
 # set CLANG_NUM, SELFTEST_SANITY_TIMEOUT and SELF_TEST_PRM_FILE in before_script section
 .sanitizer-selftest-anchor: &sanitizer-selftest-anchor
-  stage: test
-  needs: ["build-codec-sanitizers-linux"]
   script:
     - *print-common-info
     - *copy-ltv-files-to-testv-dir
@@ -272,6 +270,7 @@ stages:
     - cp -r scripts/testv/* $TESTV_DIR/
 
 .sanitizer-selftest-on-mr:
+  stage: test
   extends:
     - .test-job-linux-needs-testv-dir
     - .rules-merge-request
@@ -288,6 +287,7 @@ stages:
         - report-junit.xml
 
 .sanitizer-selftest-ltv:
+  stage: test
   extends:
     - .test-job-linux-needs-testv-dir
   artifacts:
diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/asan_ltv_error.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/asan_ltv_error.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..97b3fa9ec200e00894f3d816d72173503de100ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab/issue_templates/asan_ltv_error.md
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+### Basic info
+
+- Commit SHA: 
+
+### Bug description
+
+Clang ASAN sanitizer test in pipeline found an error:
+
+<!--- Copy sanitizer traceback from command line here -->
+```
+
+```
+
+<!--- Copy test job URL here -->
+Link to test pipeline: XXX
+
+### Ways to reproduce
+
+Using the [scripts](https://forge.3gpp.org/rep/ivas-codec-pc/ivas-codec/-/wikis/Software-development/pyivastest-howto#how-to-reproduce-tests):
+<!--- check correct sanitizer type -->
+<!--- add error pattern if needed -->
+```
+python3 scripts/IvasBuildAndRunChecks.py --checks CLANG2 -m MODE -p /path/to/my/local/ci_linux_ltv_local.json
+```
+or directly:
+
+```
+make clean
+make -j CLANG=2
+./IVAS_cod ...
+networkSimulator_g192 dly_profile.dat bit bit_err trace_dump 1
+./IVAS_dec ...
+```
+
+<!--- Below are labels that will be added but are not shown in description. This is a template to help fill them.
+      Add further information to the first row and remove and add labels as necessary.  -->
+
+/label ~"Priority::Critical" ~Company: ~Subpart:
+/label ~Type:Bug ~Status::ToDo
diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/msan_ltv_error.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/msan_ltv_error.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cc57222658206e7367e8f90d59f657495f806cf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab/issue_templates/msan_ltv_error.md
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+### Basic info
+
+- Commit SHA: 
+
+### Bug description
+
+Clang MSAN sanitizer test in pipeline found an error:
+
+<!--- Copy sanitizer traceback from command line here -->
+```
+
+```
+
+<!--- Copy test job URL here -->
+Link to test pipeline: XXX
+
+### Ways to reproduce
+
+Activate [origin-tracking](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/MemorySanitizer.html#msan-origins) (more detailed traceback about where the undefined value came from) by appending
+```
+ -fsanitize-memory-track-origins
+```
+in the `Makefile` at lines 71 and 72. Note that this may increase runtime heavily.
+
+Using the [scripts](https://forge.3gpp.org/rep/ivas-codec-pc/ivas-codec/-/wikis/Software-development/pyivastest-howto#how-to-reproduce-tests):
+<!--- check correct sanitizer type -->
+<!--- add error pattern if needed -->
+
+```
+python3 scripts/IvasBuildAndRunChecks.py --checks CLANG1 -m MODE -p /path/to/my/local/ci_linux_ltv_local.json
+```
+or directly:
+
+```
+make clean
+make -j CLANG=1
+./IVAS_cod ...
+networkSimulator_g192 dly_profile.dat bit bit_err trace_dump 1
+./IVAS_dec ...
+```
+
+<!--- Below are labels that will be added but are not shown in description. This is a template to help fill them.
+      Add further information to the first row and remove and add labels as necessary.  -->
+
+/label ~"Priority::Critical" ~Company: ~Subpart:
+/label ~Type:Bug ~Status::ToDo
diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/sanitizer_error.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/usan_ltv_error.md
similarity index 81%
rename from .gitlab/issue_templates/sanitizer_error.md
rename to .gitlab/issue_templates/usan_ltv_error.md
index e5b42ba2f4183e860100abc462d2d42b136ff957..ef6562e866cb34e629732f58914aa8a8d7462769 100644
--- a/.gitlab/issue_templates/sanitizer_error.md
+++ b/.gitlab/issue_templates/usan_ltv_error.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Bug description
 
-Clang (m,a,u)san sanitizer test in pipeline found an error:
+Clang USAN sanitizer test in pipeline found an error:
 
 <!--- Copy sanitizer traceback from command line here -->
 ```
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ Using the [scripts](https://forge.3gpp.org/rep/ivas-codec-pc/ivas-codec/-/wikis/
 <!--- check correct sanitizer type -->
 <!--- add error pattern if needed -->
 ```
-python3 scripts/IvasBuildAndRunChecks.py --checks CLANGX -m MODE -p /path/to/my/local/ci_linux_ltv_local.json --usan_supp_file scripts/ubsan.supp
+python3 scripts/IvasBuildAndRunChecks.py --checks CLANG3 -m MODE -p /path/to/my/local/ci_linux_ltv_local.json --usan_supp_file scripts/ubsan.supp
 ```
 or directly:
 
 ```
 make clean
-make -j CLANG=X
+make -j CLANG=3
 ./IVAS_cod ...
-eid-xor -vbr -fer bit ep_015.g192 bit_fer
+networkSimulator_g192 dly_profile.dat bit bit_err trace_dump 1
 ./IVAS_dec ...
 ```
 
diff --git a/ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py b/ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py
index 6692c94d7c8e2f928e7788bf469070b4328c217e..d8986233fb64c8129dd576eb691fa8a999870d68 100755
--- a/ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py
+++ b/ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ GENPATT_CMD = f"gen-patt -tailstat -fer -g192 -gamma 0 -rate 0.15 -tol 0.001 -re
 MC_MODES = ["5_1", "5_1_2", "5_1_4", "7_1", "7_1_4"]
 AMBISONICS_MODES = ["HOA3", "HOA2", "FOA", "PlanarHOA3", "PlanarHOA2", "PlanarFOA"]
 TIMEOUT = (
-    60 * 15
+    60 * 20
 )  # timeout of 15 minutes per en/decoding to safeguard against endless loops
 
 CONSOLE_OUT_FILE = "output_san.txt"