diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 59d11a2e9b59b3b9bb954d5ae13f2ac1b8f5aacc..d4e36a122171fbcf5f43b0e41f8b6232f7f1c32a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ workflow:
 .test-job-linux-needs-testv-dir:
   extends: .test-job-linux
   before_script:
+    - !reference [ .job-linux, before_script ]
     - bash "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}"/ivas-codec-ci/snippets/basop/update-scripts-repo.sh
     - if [ ! -d "$TESTV_DIR" ]; then mkdir -p $TESTV_DIR; fi
     - cp -r scripts/testv/* $TESTV_DIR/
@@ -2042,7 +2043,6 @@ pages:
     - if: $UPDATE_PAGES
   script:
     - !reference [ .job-linux, before_script ]
-
     - bash "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}"/ivas-codec-ci/snippets/print-common-info.sh
     - bash "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}"/ivas-codec-ci/snippets/basop/update-scripts-repo.sh
     - python3 ci/setup_pages.py