diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c16992fdc5497f58f488319914d755924b7a2309..27535f94cfeb5ab4f07111f5ccacd0310d93e24e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1468,6 +1468,7 @@ check-be-to-target-short-enc-0db:
     - .rules-mr-to-main-or-main-pc
     - .test-job-linux
   before_script:
+    - *set-reference-for-basop-port-branch
     - USE_LTV=0
     - DUT_DECODER_PATH=./IVAS_dec_ref
     - MERGE_TARGET_DECODER_PATH=./IVAS_dec_ref
@@ -1481,6 +1482,7 @@ check-be-to-target-short-enc-+10db:
     - .rules-mr-to-main-or-main-pc
     - .test-job-linux
   before_script:
+    - *set-reference-for-basop-port-branch
     - USE_LTV=0
     - DUT_DECODER_PATH=./IVAS_dec_ref
     - MERGE_TARGET_DECODER_PATH=./IVAS_dec_ref
@@ -1494,6 +1496,7 @@ check-be-to-target-short-enc--10db:
     - .rules-mr-to-main-or-main-pc
     - .test-job-linux
   before_script:
+    - *set-reference-for-basop-port-branch
     - USE_LTV=0
     - DUT_DECODER_PATH=./IVAS_dec_ref
     - MERGE_TARGET_DECODER_PATH=./IVAS_dec_ref
@@ -1507,6 +1510,7 @@ check-be-to-target-short-dec-0db:
     - .rules-mr-to-main-or-main-pc
     - .test-job-linux
   before_script:
+    - *set-reference-for-basop-port-branch
     - USE_LTV=0
     - DUT_ENCODER_PATH=./IVAS_cod_ref
     - MERGE_TARGET_ENCODER_PATH=./IVAS_cod_ref
@@ -1520,6 +1524,7 @@ check-be-to-target-short-dec-+10db:
     - .rules-mr-to-main-or-main-pc
     - .test-job-linux
   before_script:
+    - *set-reference-for-basop-port-branch
     - USE_LTV=0
     - DUT_ENCODER_PATH=./IVAS_cod_ref
     - MERGE_TARGET_ENCODER_PATH=./IVAS_cod_ref
@@ -1533,6 +1538,7 @@ check-be-to-target-short-dec--10db:
     - .rules-mr-to-main-or-main-pc
     - .test-job-linux
   before_script:
+    - *set-reference-for-basop-port-branch
     - USE_LTV=0
     - DUT_ENCODER_PATH=./IVAS_cod_ref
     - MERGE_TARGET_ENCODER_PATH=./IVAS_cod_ref