diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7e6dc41ad282a5a6bf5d0b09dcd813da3a7d49b7..a301db3bba3e1b3a22ddeabc72a301b919896428 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -523,12 +523,13 @@ ivas-pytest-dec-usan:
 # Long test jobs 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
-ivas-pytest-mld-long-enc-dec:
+ivas-pytest-mld-long-enc:
   extends:
     - .rules-pytest-mld-long
     - .test-job-linux    
   before_script:
-    - USE_LTV=1  
+    - USE_LTV=1
+    - DUT_DECODER_PATH=./IVAS_dec_ref
     - TEST_SUITE="$LONG_TEST_SUITE"
     - LEVEL_SCALING=1.0
   <<: *ivas-pytest-anchor
@@ -544,12 +545,13 @@ ivas-pytest-mld-long-dec:
     - LEVEL_SCALING=1.0
   <<: *ivas-pytest-anchor
   
-ivas-pytest-mld-long-enc-dec-lev-10:
+ivas-pytest-mld-long-enc-lev-10:
   extends:
     - .rules-pytest-mld-long
     - .test-job-linux    
   before_script:
-    - USE_LTV=1  
+    - USE_LTV=1
+    - DUT_DECODER_PATH=./IVAS_dec_ref
     - TEST_SUITE="$LONG_TEST_SUITE"
     - LEVEL_SCALING=0.3162
   <<: *ivas-pytest-anchor
@@ -559,18 +561,19 @@ ivas-pytest-mld-long-dec-lev-10:
     - .rules-pytest-mld-long
     - .test-job-linux    
   before_script:
-    - USE_LTV=1  
+    - USE_LTV=1
     - DUT_ENCODER_PATH=./IVAS_cod_ref
     - TEST_SUITE="$LONG_TEST_SUITE"
     - LEVEL_SCALING=0.3162
   <<: *ivas-pytest-anchor
 
-ivas-pytest-mld-long-enc-dec-lev+10:
+ivas-pytest-mld-long-enc-lev+10:
   extends:
     - .rules-pytest-mld-long
     - .test-job-linux    
   before_script:
-    - USE_LTV=1  
+    - USE_LTV=1
+    - DUT_DECODER_PATH=./IVAS_dec_ref
     - TEST_SUITE="$LONG_TEST_SUITE"
     - LEVEL_SCALING=3.162
   <<: *ivas-pytest-anchor