diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7ba0eecec437e9de5149b763ad5b7ccd9a15be45..9ee8356f346e0d622d0dbd0d3a2838150b6386bb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -935,6 +935,7 @@ coverage-test-on-main-scheduled:
     - python3 -m pytest tests/test_param_file.py -v -n 0 --update_ref 1 -m create_ref --param_file scripts/config/self_test_evs.prm --ref_encoder_path ./IVAS_cod --ref_decoder_path ./IVAS_dec
     - bash ci/smoke_test.sh coverage
     - python3 -m pytest -q -n auto tests/renderer/test_renderer_be_comparison.py
+    - bash ci/ivas_voip_be_test.sh coverage
     - lcov -c -d obj -o coverage.info
     - genhtml coverage.info -o coverage
   artifacts:
diff --git a/ci/ivas_voip_be_test.sh b/ci/ivas_voip_be_test.sh
index d65677b49890151cf77eb719b33c216ce0be8f13..8ff091cf190ffa28ad632c12969e4d49b4c1fddb 100755
--- a/ci/ivas_voip_be_test.sh
+++ b/ci/ivas_voip_be_test.sh
@@ -28,23 +28,51 @@
 # accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany excluding its conflict of law rules and
 # the United Nations Convention on Contracts on the International Sales of Goods.
 
+function usage {
+    echo
+    echo "Usage:"
+    echo "      ivas_voip_be_test.sh [MODE]"
+    echo 
+    echo "      MODE - test (default) or coverage"
+    exit
+}
+
+if [ ! -d "lib_com" ]; then
+    echo "not in root directory! - please run in IVAS root"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$1" ] || [ "$1" == "test" ]; then
+    WORKERS=""
+    BUILD=1
+    COVERAGE=0
+elif [ "$1" == "coverage" ]; then
+    WORKERS="-t 1"
+    BUILD=0
+    COVERAGE=1
+else
+    usage
+fi
+
+if [ $BUILD -eq 1 ];then
+    make clean
+    make all -j
+fi
+
 # Configuration
 modes=('SBA_b128_wb_cbr' 'MC_7_1_b96_fb_cbr' 'ISM2_b48_fb_cbr')
 output_formats=('STEREO' 'FOA' '7_1' 'HOA3')
 limit_input_to_x_seconds=30
 
-network_profile_path="scripts/dly_error_profiles/dly_error_profile_0.dat"
+cfg=./scripts/config/ci_linux.json
+dly_profile=./scripts/dly_error_profiles/dly_error_profile_0.dat
 
 output_dir_default="out"
 output_dir_voip="out_voip"
 
-# Build IVAS
-make clean
-make all -j 8
-
 # Run the same modes in VoIP and non-VoIP mode with a neutral delay profile
-./scripts/runIvasCodec.py -p ./scripts/config/ci_linux.json -U $limit_input_to_x_seconds -m "${modes[@]}" --oc "${output_formats[@]}" -o $output_dir_default | tee voip_be_test_output.txt
-./scripts/runIvasCodec.py -p ./scripts/config/ci_linux.json -U $limit_input_to_x_seconds -m "${modes[@]}" --oc "${output_formats[@]}" -o $output_dir_voip -J "$network_profile_path" | tee -a voip_be_test_output.txt
+./scripts/runIvasCodec.py -p $cfg $WORKERS -U $limit_input_to_x_seconds -m "${modes[@]}" --oc "${output_formats[@]}" -o $output_dir_default | tee voip_be_test_output.txt
+./scripts/runIvasCodec.py -p $cfg $WORKERS -U $limit_input_to_x_seconds -m "${modes[@]}" --oc "${output_formats[@]}" -o $output_dir_voip -J "$dly_profile" | tee -a voip_be_test_output.txt
 
 # Check if Python scripts above failed. They return status 0 even when running a mode fails, so we have to parse log file
 if grep -iq failed voip_be_test_output.txt ; then
@@ -52,6 +80,11 @@ if grep -iq failed voip_be_test_output.txt ; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+if [ $COVERAGE -eq 1 ];then
+    # Coverage analysis requires only running the codec and may exit before the comparison part
+    exit 0
+fi
+
 # Set up Python path
 python_audio_module_path=$(pwd)/scripts
 export PYTHONPATH=$python_audio_module_path:$PYTHONPATH
diff --git a/ci/smoke_test.sh b/ci/smoke_test.sh
index 0963055acdbcfa4e34502a6ad28ffb0466fa138f..b710beab4eba4c58c807ee73cccadfcbba618323 100755
--- a/ci/smoke_test.sh
+++ b/ci/smoke_test.sh
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ function usage {
     echo
     echo "Usage:"
     echo "      smoke_test.sh [MODE]"
-	echo 
-	echo "      MODE -	test (default) or coverage"
+    echo 
+    echo "      MODE - test (default) or coverage"
     exit
 }
 
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ fi
 
 if [ -z "$1" ] || [ "$1" == "test" ]; then
     WORKERS=""
-	BUILD=1
+    BUILD=1
 elif [ "$1" == "coverage" ]; then
-	WORKERS="-t 1"
-	BUILD=0
+    WORKERS="-t 1"
+    BUILD=0
 else
-	usage
+    usage
 fi
 
 
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ cfg=./scripts/config/ci_linux.json
 dly_profile=./scripts/dly_error_profiles/dly_error_profile_10.dat
 
 if [ $BUILD -eq 1 ];then
-	make clean
-	make all -j 8
+    make clean
+    make all -j
 fi
 
 ./scripts/runIvasCodec.py -p $cfg -U 1 $WORKERS | tee smoke_test_output.txt