diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d10993ad6b3c7b81c57960ae0d409aed52c0865b..df6069de297e63b4f9692e650db31e0c4da2ac1d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ workflow:
         IVAS_PIPELINE_NAME: 'Run encoder dmx comparison against float ref: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'web' && $MANUAL_PIPELINE_TYPE == 'pytest-compare-long'
       variables:
-        IVAS_PIPELINE_NAME: 'Run comparison tools against float ref FX-FX (long test vectors): $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'
+        IVAS_PIPELINE_NAME: 'Run comparison tools against float ref (long test vectors): $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'web' && $MANUAL_PIPELINE_TYPE == 'pytest-compare-long-fx-fx'
       variables:
-        IVAS_PIPELINE_NAME: 'Run comparison tools against float ref (long test vectors): $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'
+        IVAS_PIPELINE_NAME: 'Run comparison tools against float ref FX-FX (long test vectors): $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'web' && $MANUAL_PIPELINE_TYPE == 'pytest-compare-to-input'
       variables:
         IVAS_PIPELINE_NAME: 'Run comparison tools against input (pass-through only): $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ workflow:
 .ivas-pytest-anchor: &ivas-pytest-anchor
   stage: test
   needs: ["build-codec-linux-make"]
-  timeout: "360 minutes"
+  timeout: "15 hours"
   variables:
     # keep "mld" in artifact name for backwards compatibility reasons
     CSV_ARTIFACT_NAME: "mld--$CI_JOB_NAME-$CI_JOB_ID--sha-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA.csv"
@@ -1352,6 +1352,8 @@ ivas-pytest-compare_ref-long-fx-fx:
   extends:
     - .rules-pytest-long-fx-fx
     - .test-job-linux
+  tags:
+    - ivas-linux
   before_script:
     - USE_LTV=1
     - REF_ENCODER_PATH=./$DUT_ENCODER_PATH
@@ -1364,6 +1366,8 @@ ivas-pytest-compare_ref-long-fx-fx-lev-10:
   extends:
     - .rules-pytest-long-fx-fx
     - .test-job-linux
+  tags:
+    - ivas-linux
   before_script:
     - USE_LTV=1
     - REF_ENCODER_PATH=./$DUT_ENCODER_PATH
@@ -1376,6 +1380,8 @@ ivas-pytest-compare_ref-long-fx-fx-lev+10:
   extends:
     - .rules-pytest-long-fx-fx
     - .test-job-linux
+  tags:
+    - ivas-linux
   before_script:
     - USE_LTV=1
     - REF_ENCODER_PATH=./$DUT_ENCODER_PATH