diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0c5f72c3344ae2a5a4c3bb871914340a281db724..8fc3baaf16e67cd4156172e1668f2e26197c6380 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ basop-ref-compat-stv:
   extends:
     - .basop-ci-branch-compat-template
   variables:
-    TEST_SUITE: "$SHORT_TEST_SUITE tests/renderer"
+    TEST_SUITE: "$SHORT_TEST_SUITE tests/renderer_short"
     TESTCASE_TIMEOUT: $TESTCASE_TIMEOUT_STV_SANITIZERS
   script:
     - exit 0
@@ -564,6 +564,8 @@ renderer-smoke-test:
   needs: ["build-codec-linux-cmake"]
   stage: test
   timeout: "90 minutes"
+  tags:
+    - ivas-linux-fast
   artifacts:
     name: "mr-$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID--sha-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA--job-$CI_JOB_NAME--results"
     expire_in: 1 week
@@ -577,6 +579,10 @@ renderer-smoke-test:
   before_script:
     - cmake -B cmake-build -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCLANG=$SANITIZER_BUILD_STRING -DCOPY_EXECUTABLES_FROM_BUILD_DIR=true
     - cmake --build cmake-build -- -j
+    - 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
@@ -586,7 +592,7 @@ renderer-asan:
   variables:
     SANITIZER_BUILD_STRING: "asan"
   script:
-    - python3 -m pytest -q --tb=no -n auto --html=report.html --self-contained-html --junit-xml=report-junit.xml tests/renderer/test_renderer.py tests/split_rendering/test_split_rendering.py --testcase_timeout=$testcase_timeout
+    - python3 -m pytest -q --tb=no -n auto --html=report.html --self-contained-html --junit-xml=report-junit.xml tests/renderer_short/test_renderer.py tests/split_rendering/test_split_rendering.py --create_ref --testcase_timeout=$testcase_timeout
   artifacts:
     expose_as: "renderer asan result"
 
@@ -597,7 +603,7 @@ renderer-msan:
   variables:
     SANITIZER_BUILD_STRING: "msan"
   script:
-    - python3 -m pytest -q --tb=no -n auto --html=report.html --self-contained-html --junit-xml=report-junit.xml tests/renderer/test_renderer.py tests/split_rendering/test_split_rendering.py --testcase_timeout=$testcase_timeout
+    - python3 -m pytest -q --tb=no -n auto --html=report.html --self-contained-html --junit-xml=report-junit.xml tests/renderer_short/test_renderer.py tests/split_rendering/test_split_rendering.py --create_ref --testcase_timeout=$testcase_timeout
   artifacts:
     expose_as: "renderer msan result"
 
@@ -608,7 +614,7 @@ renderer-usan:
   variables:
     SANITIZER_BUILD_STRING: "usan"
   script:
-    - UBSAN_OPTIONS=suppressions=scripts/ubsan.supp,report_error_type=1,print_stacktrace=1 python3 -m pytest -q --tb=no -n auto --html=report.html --self-contained-html --junit-xml=report-junit.xml tests/renderer/test_renderer.py tests/split_rendering/test_split_rendering.py --testcase_timeout=$testcase_timeout
+    - UBSAN_OPTIONS=suppressions=scripts/ubsan.supp,report_error_type=1,print_stacktrace=1 python3 -m pytest -q --tb=no -n auto --html=report.html --self-contained-html --junit-xml=report-junit.xml tests/renderer_short/test_renderer.py tests/split_rendering/test_split_rendering.py --create_ref --testcase_timeout=$testcase_timeout
   artifacts:
     expose_as: "renderer usan result"