diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8da2346512cda1f2e7fbf00a0f5121e826eadb48..2a67fb68d111a741594cf622d88802bb90af9030 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 variables:
   TESTV_DIR: "/usr/local/testv"
+  LTV_DIR: "/usr/local/ltv"
   BUILD_OUTPUT: "build_output.txt"
   EVS_BE_TEST_DIR: "/usr/local/be_2_evs_test"
   SANITIZER_TESTS: "CLANG1 CLANG2"
@@ -88,6 +89,11 @@ stages:
     - if [ $exit_code -eq 1 ] && [ $non_be_flag != 0 ]; then echo "Non-bitexact  cases with non-BE tag encountered"; exit $EXIT_CODE_NON_BE; fi
     - exit 0
 
+.update-ltv-repo: &update-ltv-repo
+  - cd $LTV_DIR
+  - git pull
+  - cd -
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 # Job templates
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -528,10 +534,13 @@ codec-comparison-on-main-push:
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 .sanitizer-test-template:
   extends:
+    # TODO: still needed since MASA ltv vectors are not there yet
+    #       when they were added, we can add a needs-ltv-dir template
     - .test-job-linux-needs-testv-dir
   stage: test
   tags:
     - sanitizer_test_main
+  timeout: "2 hours"
   artifacts:
     name: "$CI_JOB_NAME--main--sha-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA"
     when: always
@@ -545,6 +554,7 @@ sanitizer-test-mono:
   rules:
     - if: $IS_SANITIZER_TEST_RUN
   script:
+    - *update-ltv-repo
     - python3 ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py mono mono --tests $SANITIZER_TESTS
 
 sanitizer-test-stereo:
@@ -552,8 +562,9 @@ sanitizer-test-stereo:
   rules:
     - if: $IS_SANITIZER_TEST_RUN
       when: delayed
-      start_in: 20 minutes
+      start_in: 1 hour
   script:
+    - *update-ltv-repo
     - python3 ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py stereo $OUT_FORMATS_CHANNEL_BASED --tests $SANITIZER_TESTS
 
 sanitizer-test-stereodmxevs:
@@ -561,8 +572,9 @@ sanitizer-test-stereodmxevs:
   rules:
     - if: $IS_SANITIZER_TEST_RUN
       when: delayed
-      start_in: 40 minutes
+      start_in: 2 hours
   script:
+    - *update-ltv-repo
     - python3 ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py StereoDmxEvs mono --tests $SANITIZER_TESTS
 
 sanitizer-test-ism1:
@@ -570,8 +582,9 @@ sanitizer-test-ism1:
   rules:
     - if: $IS_SANITIZER_TEST_RUN
       when: delayed
-      start_in: 1 hour
+      start_in: 3 hours
   script:
+    - *update-ltv-repo
     - python3 ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py ISM1 $OUT_FORMATS_CHANNEL_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_SCENE_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_BINAURAL EXT --tests $SANITIZER_TESTS
 
 sanitizer-test-ism2:
@@ -579,8 +592,9 @@ sanitizer-test-ism2:
   rules:
     - if: $IS_SANITIZER_TEST_RUN
       when: delayed
-      start_in: 1 hour 30 minutes
+      start_in: 4 hours
   script:
+    - *update-ltv-repo
     - python3 ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py ISM2 $OUT_FORMATS_CHANNEL_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_SCENE_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_BINAURAL EXT --tests $SANITIZER_TESTS
 
 sanitizer-test-ism3:
@@ -588,8 +602,9 @@ sanitizer-test-ism3:
   rules:
     - if: $IS_SANITIZER_TEST_RUN
       when: delayed
-      start_in: 2 hours
+      start_in: 6 hours
   script:
+    - *update-ltv-repo
     - python3 ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py ISM3 $OUT_FORMATS_CHANNEL_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_SCENE_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_BINAURAL EXT --tests $SANITIZER_TESTS
 
 sanitizer-test-ism4:
@@ -597,8 +612,9 @@ sanitizer-test-ism4:
   rules:
     - if: $IS_SANITIZER_TEST_RUN
       when: delayed
-      start_in: 2 hours 30 minutes
+      start_in: 8 hours
   script:
+    - *update-ltv-repo
     - python3 ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py ISM4 $OUT_FORMATS_CHANNEL_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_SCENE_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_BINAURAL EXT --tests $SANITIZER_TESTS
 
 sanitizer-test-mc-5_1:
@@ -606,8 +622,9 @@ sanitizer-test-mc-5_1:
   rules:
     - if: $IS_SANITIZER_TEST_RUN
       when: delayed
-      start_in: 3 hours
+      start_in: 10 hours
   script:
+    - *update-ltv-repo
     - python3 ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py 5_1 $OUT_FORMATS_CHANNEL_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_SCENE_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_BINAURAL --tests $SANITIZER_TESTS
 
 sanitizer-test-mc-5_1_2:
@@ -615,8 +632,9 @@ sanitizer-test-mc-5_1_2:
   rules:
     - if: $IS_SANITIZER_TEST_RUN
       when: delayed
-      start_in: 4 hours
+      start_in: 12 hours
   script:
+    - *update-ltv-repo
     - python3 ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py 5_1_2 $OUT_FORMATS_CHANNEL_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_SCENE_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_BINAURAL --tests $SANITIZER_TESTS
 
 sanitizer-test-mc-5_1_4:
@@ -624,8 +642,9 @@ sanitizer-test-mc-5_1_4:
   rules:
     - if: $IS_SANITIZER_TEST_RUN
       when: delayed
-      start_in: 5 hours
+      start_in: 14 hours
   script:
+    - *update-ltv-repo
     - python3 ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py 5_1_4 $OUT_FORMATS_CHANNEL_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_SCENE_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_BINAURAL --tests $SANITIZER_TESTS
 
 sanitizer-test-mc-7_1:
@@ -633,8 +652,9 @@ sanitizer-test-mc-7_1:
   rules:
     - if: $IS_SANITIZER_TEST_RUN
       when: delayed
-      start_in: 6 hours
+      start_in: 16 hours
   script:
+    - *update-ltv-repo
     - python3 ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py 7_1 $OUT_FORMATS_CHANNEL_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_SCENE_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_BINAURAL --tests $SANITIZER_TESTS
 
 sanitizer-test-mc-7_1_4:
@@ -642,8 +662,9 @@ sanitizer-test-mc-7_1_4:
   rules:
     - if: $IS_SANITIZER_TEST_RUN
       when: delayed
-      start_in: 7 hours
+      start_in: 18 hours
   script:
+    - *update-ltv-repo
     - python3 ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py 7_1_4 $OUT_FORMATS_CHANNEL_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_SCENE_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_BINAURAL --tests $SANITIZER_TESTS
 
 sanitizer-test-masa:
@@ -651,8 +672,9 @@ sanitizer-test-masa:
   rules:
     - if: $IS_SANITIZER_TEST_RUN
       when: delayed
-      start_in: 8 hours
+      start_in: 20 hours
   script:
+    - *update-ltv-repo
     - python3 ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py MASA $OUT_FORMATS_CHANNEL_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_SCENE_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_BINAURAL EXT --tests $SANITIZER_TESTS
 
 sanitizer-test-sba:
@@ -660,8 +682,9 @@ sanitizer-test-sba:
   rules:
     - if: $IS_SANITIZER_TEST_RUN
       when: delayed
-      start_in: 9 hours
+      start_in: 22 hours
   script:
+    - *update-ltv-repo
     - python3 ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py SBA $OUT_FORMATS_CHANNEL_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_SCENE_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_BINAURAL --tests $SANITIZER_TESTS
 
 sanitizer-test-planarsba:
@@ -669,8 +692,9 @@ sanitizer-test-planarsba:
   rules:
     - if: $IS_SANITIZER_TEST_RUN
       when: delayed
-      start_in: 10 hours
+      start_in: 24 hours
   script:
+    - *update-ltv-repo
     - python3 ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py PlanarSBA $OUT_FORMATS_CHANNEL_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_SCENE_BASED $OUT_FORMATS_BINAURAL --tests $SANITIZER_TESTS
 
 # GCOV/LCOV coverage analysis of self_test suite
diff --git a/ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py b/ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py
index 4f3cd25c0baff2c3f30f3c59a0b401b4ad718fb3..3c677cea940646247797dd2f777e5bc410b84639 100644
--- a/ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py
+++ b/ci/run_scheduled_sanitizer_test.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import pathlib
 
 
 DURATION = "120"
-CFG = "ci_linux.json"
+CFG = "ci_linux_ltv.json"
 SUPPORTED_TESTS = ["CLANG1", "CLANG2", "CLANG3", "VALGRIND"]
 EP_FILE = "ep_015.g192"
 GENPATT_CMD = f"gen-patt -tailstat -fer -g192 -gamma 0 -rate 0.15 -tol 0.001 -reset -n {int(DURATION) * 50} {EP_FILE}"
diff --git a/scripts/config/ci_linux_ltv.json b/scripts/config/ci_linux_ltv.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e20af4edfdd7272e0fa6e8dfcb592975334fc91b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/config/ci_linux_ltv.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+    "afspPath": "not_needed",
+    "utilPath": "/tools",
+    "inpaths": {
+        "MONO": "/usr/local/ltv/ltv48_MONO.wav",
+        "STEREO": "/usr/local/ltv/ltv48_STEREO.wav",
+        "FOA": "/usr/local/ltv/ltv48_FOA.wav",
+        "HOA2": "/usr/local/ltv/ltv48_HOA2.wav",
+        "HOA3": "/usr/local/ltv/ltv48_HOA3.wav",
+        "SBA": "/usr/local/ltv/ltv48_HOA3.wav",
+        "MASA1TC1DIR": "/usr/local/testv/test_MASA_1dir1TC.wav",
+        "MASA1TC2DIR": "/usr/local/testv/test_MASA_2dir1TC.wav",
+        "MASA2TC1DIR": "/usr/local/testv/test_MASA_1dir2TC.wav",
+        "MASA2TC2DIR": "/usr/local/testv/test_MASA_2dir2TC.wav",
+        "5_1": "/usr/local/ltv/ltv48_MC51.wav",
+        "5_1_2": "/usr/local/ltv/ltv48_MC512.wav",
+        "5_1_4": "/usr/local/ltv/ltv48_MC514.wav",
+        "7_1": "/usr/local/ltv/ltv48_MC71.wav",
+        "7_1_4": "/usr/local/ltv/ltv48_MC714.wav",
+        "ISM1": "/usr/local/ltv/ltv48_1ISM.wav",
+        "ISM2": "/usr/local/ltv/ltv48_2ISM.wav",
+        "ISM3": "/usr/local/ltv/ltv48_3ISM.wav",
+        "ISM4": "/usr/local/ltv/ltv48_4ISM.wav"
+    }
+}