diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3cc6086351b58d75e21acfa1f7ff6806fc830e7a..a3376dc1138e983e83ee657c331056e710cdec88 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ renderer-smoke-test:
     - mv IVAS_cod IVAS_cod_ref
     - mv IVAS_dec IVAS_dec_ref
     - mv IVAS_rend IVAS_rend_ref
+    - mv ISAR_post_rend ISAR_post_rend_ref
     - testcase_timeout=180
 
 # test renderer executable with cmake + asan
@@ -724,6 +725,7 @@ split-rendering-pytest-on-merge-request:
     - mv IVAS_cod IVAS_cod_ref
     - mv IVAS_dec IVAS_dec_ref
     - mv IVAS_rend IVAS_rend_ref
+    - mv ISAR_post_rend ISAR_post_rend_ref
 
     ### If ref_using_main is not set, checkout the source branch to use scripts and input from there
     - if [ $ref_using_main == 0 ]; then git restore lib_com/options.h; fi # Revert changes back before checking out another branch to avoid conflicts
diff --git a/tests/split_rendering/utils.py b/tests/split_rendering/utils.py
index f9a1e86fc7c591c5020bb08eaa774035e3527caa..4fe7de3ae0c24c2f400f31f41295191d8179e91e 100644
--- a/tests/split_rendering/utils.py
+++ b/tests/split_rendering/utils.py
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ def run_full_chain_split_rendering(
         # run split renderer
         cmd = SPLIT_POST_REND_CMD[:]
 
-        # if test_info.config.option.create_ref:
-        #    cmd[0] += BIN_SUFFIX_MERGETARGET
+        if test_info.config.option.create_ref:
+            cmd[0] += BIN_SUFFIX_MERGETARGET
         cmd[0] += binary_suffix
         cmd[4] = str(split_bitstream)
         cmd[6] = renderer_fmt
@@ -416,8 +416,8 @@ def run_external_split_rendering(
         # run split renderer
         cmd = SPLIT_POST_REND_CMD[:]
 
-        # if test_info.config.option.create_ref:
-        #    cmd[0] += BIN_SUFFIX_MERGETARGET
+        if test_info.config.option.create_ref:
+            cmd[0] += BIN_SUFFIX_MERGETARGET
         cmd[0] += binary_suffix
         cmd[4] = str(split_bitstream)
         cmd[6] = renderer_fmt