diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f6648a5274afd72340ddcfafef1cf829c41926c6..6aaf34163bec8a7fd3340bf6d0e9029c0324f192 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1539,6 +1539,8 @@ ltv-usan:
     paths:
       - ep_015.g192
       - dly_profile.dat
+      - head_rot_traj.csv
+      - exof_traj.csv
       - ./LOGS_PLC
       - ./LOGS_noPLC
 
diff --git a/ci/create_trajectories.py b/ci/create_trajectories.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6b957df0926bdb2f08a43727571d160ea164894a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/create_trajectories.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import numpy as np
+
+
+FRAMES_PER_SEC = 50
+
+
+def random_trajectory(duration_sec):
+    n_frames = int(FRAMES_PER_SEC * duration_sec)
+    trj = np.random.random((n_frames, 4))
+    trj[:, 0] = -3
+    trj[:, 1] *= 180
+    trj[:, 2] *= 90
+    trj[:, 3] *= 180
+    return trj
+
+
+def constant_trajectory(duration_sec, yaw=0, pitch=0, roll=0):
+    n_frames = int(FRAMES_PER_SEC * duration_sec)
+    trj = np.empty((n_frames, 4))
+    trj[:, 0] = -3
+    trj[:, 1] = yaw
+    trj[:, 2] = pitch
+    trj[:, 3] = roll
+    return trj
+
diff --git a/ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py b/ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py
index d8986233fb64c8129dd576eb691fa8a999870d68..65c88ee0c0c7f374919c5c5f79de914ee3422f13 100755
--- a/ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py
+++ b/ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import argparse
 import pathlib
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import numpy as np
+import json
 
 CI_SCRIPT_DIR = "./ci"
 sys.path.append(CI_SCRIPT_DIR)
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ from collect_artifacts import (
     find_failed_files_for_sanitizer_test,
 )
 from combine_genpatt_and_jbm_profile import combine_error_profiles
+from create_trajectories import random_trajectory
+
 
 SCRIPT_DIR = pathlib.Path("./scripts").resolve()
 DURATION = "120"
@@ -54,12 +58,23 @@ N_FRAMES_DLY_PROFILE = 7500
 GENPATT_CMD = f"gen-patt -tailstat -fer -g192 -gamma 0 -rate 0.15 -tol 0.001 -reset -n {N_FRAMES_DLY_PROFILE} {EP_FILE}"
 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 * 20
-)  # timeout of 15 minutes per en/decoding to safeguard against endless loops
+# timeout of 15 minutes per en/decoding to safeguard against endless loops
+TIMEOUT = 60 * 20
+HEAD_TRAJ_FILE = str(pathlib.Path("./head_rot_traj.csv").resolve())
+EXOF_TRAJ_FILE = str(pathlib.Path("./exof_traj.csv").resolve())
 
 CONSOLE_OUT_FILE = "output_san.txt"
 
+HEAD_ROT_ARGS = ["-t", HEAD_TRAJ_FILE]
+EXOF_ARGS = ["-exof", EXOF_TRAJ_FILE]
+OTR_ARGS = ["-otr", "avg"]
+BINAURAL_OUT_ARGS = HEAD_ROT_ARGS + EXOF_ARGS + OTR_ARGS
+ARGS_FOR_OC = {
+    "BINAURAL": BINAURAL_OUT_ARGS,
+    "BINAURAL_ROOM_IR": BINAURAL_OUT_ARGS,
+    "BINAURAL_ROOM_REVERB": BINAURAL_OUT_ARGS,
+}
+
 
 def main(args):
     in_format = args.in_format
@@ -112,6 +127,12 @@ def get_modes(in_format: str) -> list:
     return mode_list
 
 
+def assemble_oc_dict(out_formats: list):
+    oc_dict = {of: ARGS_FOR_OC.get(of, list()) for of in out_formats}
+
+    return json.dumps(oc_dict)
+
+
 def get_md_file_command(in_format: str) -> list:
 
     cmd = list()
@@ -127,11 +148,19 @@ def get_md_file_command(in_format: str) -> list:
 def run_check(in_format: str, out_formats: list, tests: list, run_fec: bool = True):
 
     modes = get_modes(in_format)
-    md_file_command = get_md_file_command(in_format)
-
     if len(modes) == 0:
         return 0
 
+    md_file_command = get_md_file_command(in_format)
+    oc_str = assemble_oc_dict(out_formats)
+
+    # create random trajectory files
+    if "BINAURAL" in oc_str:
+        trajectory_files = [HEAD_TRAJ_FILE, EXOF_TRAJ_FILE]
+        for tf in trajectory_files:
+            traj = random_trajectory(int(DURATION))
+            np.savetxt(tf, traj, fmt="%.2f", delimiter=",")
+
     ### always run encoder and decoder with no frameloss
     cmd_no_fec = [
         str(SCRIPT_DIR.joinpath("IvasBuildAndRunChecks.py")),
@@ -146,7 +175,7 @@ def run_check(in_format: str, out_formats: list, tests: list, run_fec: bool = Tr
         "-m",
         *modes,
         "--oc",
-        *out_formats,
+        oc_str,
         *md_file_command,
         "--usan_supp_file",
         USAN_SUPP_FILE,
@@ -154,6 +183,12 @@ def run_check(in_format: str, out_formats: list, tests: list, run_fec: bool = Tr
         str(TIMEOUT),
     ]
 
+    # to test non-diegetic panning with mono decoding:
+    # resue decoder part of StereDmxEVS mode (it is basically a duplicate of "normal" mono run)
+    if in_format == "StereoDmxEVS":
+        panning = np.random.randint(-90, 91)
+        cmd_no_fec += [f'-D=-non_diegetic_pan {panning}']
+
     print(
         "======== Script command line WITHOUT plc: ========\n{}".format(
             " ".join(cmd_no_fec)