diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 63e4770c164d1248158617e46893b92a25147b2b..fea6fd869c0764a0ff9bc4ab806a72c9557bf42b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ stages:
   # create short test vectors
   - python3 tests/create_short_testvectors.py
   # create references
-  - python3 -m pytest $TEST_SUITE -v --update_ref 1 -m create_ref -n auto
-  - python3 -m pytest $TEST_SUITE -v --update_ref 1 -m create_ref_part2 -n auto
+  - python3 -m pytest $TEST_SUITE --update_ref 1 -m create_ref -n auto
+  - python3 -m pytest $TEST_SUITE --update_ref 1 -m create_ref_part2 -n auto
 
 
 .update-scripts-repo: &update-scripts-repo
@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@ stages:
     ### run pytest
     - exit_code=0
     - if [ $USE_REF_ENC -eq 1 ]; then
-    -    python3 -m pytest $TEST_SUITE -v --html=report.html --self-contained-html --junit-xml=report-junit.xml --mld --dut_encoder_path ./IVAS_cod_ref -n auto || exit_code=$?
+    -    python3 -m pytest $TEST_SUITE --html=report.html --self-contained-html --junit-xml=report-junit.xml --mld --dut_encoder_path ./IVAS_cod_ref -n auto || exit_code=$?
     - else
-    -    python3 -m pytest $TEST_SUITE -v --html=report.html --self-contained-html --junit-xml=report-junit.xml --mld -n auto || exit_code=$?
+    -    python3 -m pytest $TEST_SUITE --html=report.html --self-contained-html --junit-xml=report-junit.xml --mld -n auto || exit_code=$?
     - fi
     - zero_errors=$(cat report-junit.xml | grep -c 'errors="0"') || true