diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b93061941c62003c25b94a9002278a5a1db89be7..279e90e469321d40f0c6d841af1e7cce896a3058 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1270,7 +1270,10 @@ ivas-pytest-compare_ref-long-enc:
 ivas-pytest-compare_ref-long-dec:
   extends:
     - .rules-pytest-long
-    - .test-job-linux    
+    - .test-job-linux
+  tags:
+    - ivas-basop-linux
+    - high-memory-capacity
   before_script:
     - USE_LTV=1  
     - DUT_ENCODER_PATH=./$REF_ENCODER_PATH
@@ -1282,7 +1285,7 @@ ivas-pytest-compare_ref-long-dec:
 ivas-pytest-compare_ref-long-enc-lev-10:
   extends:
     - .rules-pytest-long
-    - .test-job-linux    
+    - .test-job-linux
   before_script:
     - USE_LTV=1
     - DUT_DECODER_PATH=./$REF_DECODER_PATH
@@ -1294,7 +1297,10 @@ ivas-pytest-compare_ref-long-enc-lev-10:
 ivas-pytest-compare_ref-long-dec-lev-10:
   extends:
     - .rules-pytest-long
-    - .test-job-linux    
+    - .test-job-linux
+  tags:
+    - ivas-basop-linux
+    - high-memory-capacity
   before_script:
     - USE_LTV=1
     - DUT_ENCODER_PATH=./$REF_ENCODER_PATH
@@ -1318,7 +1324,10 @@ ivas-pytest-compare_ref-long-enc-lev+10:
 ivas-pytest-compare_ref-long-dec-lev+10:
   extends:
     - .rules-pytest-long
-    - .test-job-linux    
+    - .test-job-linux
+  tags:
+    - ivas-basop-linux
+    - high-memory-capacity        
   before_script:
     - USE_LTV=1  
     - DUT_ENCODER_PATH=./$REF_ENCODER_PATH