diff --git a/main-basop.yml b/main-basop.yml
index 10aeb96c98c0d4b1cbdebd7327211d458e9effb2..4aa18e184bb28e5ffed9c4fd6a906af8f8071d19 100644
--- a/main-basop.yml
+++ b/main-basop.yml
@@ -1289,6 +1289,12 @@ ivas-pytest-on-merge-request:
     - .rules-merge-request-no-draft
   stage: compare
   timeout: "50 minutes"
+  parallel:
+    matrix:
+      # note: keep in sync with list in $TESTS_DIR_CODEC_BE_ON_MR
+      - PYTEST_SCRIPT:
+          - test_param_file.py
+          - test_sba.py
   variables:
     REPORT_XML: "report--$CI_JOB_NAME-$CI_JOB_ID--sha-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA.xml"
     REPORT_HTML: "report--$CI_JOB_NAME-$CI_JOB_ID--sha-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA.html"
@@ -1322,7 +1328,7 @@ ivas-pytest-on-merge-request:
 
     ### prepare pytest
     # create references
-    - python3 -m pytest $TESTS_DIR_CODEC_BE_ON_MR -v --update_ref 1
+    - python3 -m pytest "$TESTS_DIR_CODEC_BE_ON_MR"/"$PYTEST_SCRIPT" -v --update_ref 1
 
     ### Run test using branch scripts and input
     - if [ $ref_using_target == 1 ]; then git checkout $source_branch_commit_sha; fi
@@ -1330,7 +1336,7 @@ ivas-pytest-on-merge-request:
     ### run pytest
     - exit_code=0
     - testcase_timeout=600
-    - python3 -m pytest $TESTS_DIR_CODEC_BE_ON_MR -v --mld --ssnr --odg --html=$REPORT_HTML --self-contained-html --junit-xml=$REPORT_XML --testcase_timeout=$testcase_timeout || exit_code=$?
+    - python3 -m pytest "$TESTS_DIR_CODEC_BE_ON_MR"/"$PYTEST_SCRIPT" -v --mld --ssnr --odg --html=$REPORT_HTML --self-contained-html --junit-xml=$REPORT_XML --testcase_timeout=$testcase_timeout || exit_code=$?
     - zero_errors=$(cat $REPORT_XML | grep -c 'errors="0"') || true
 
     - python3 scripts/parse_xml_report.py $REPORT_XML $REPORT_CSV
@@ -1341,7 +1347,7 @@ ivas-pytest-on-merge-request:
     exit_codes:
       - 123
   artifacts:
-    name: "mr-$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID--sha-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA--stage-$CI_JOB_STAGE--results"
+    name: "mr-$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID--sha-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA--job-$CI_JOB_NAME--results"
     expire_in: 1 week
     when: always
     paths:
@@ -1449,7 +1455,7 @@ codec-smoke-test:
     - if cat smoke_test_output_hrtf.txt | grep -c "failed"; then echo "Smoke test with external hrtf files failed"; ret_val=1; fi
     - exit $ret_val
   artifacts:
-    name: "mr-$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID--sha-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA--stage-$CI_JOB_STAGE--results"
+    name: "mr-$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID--sha-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA--job-$CI_JOB_NAME--results"
     expire_in: 1 week
     when: always
     paths:
@@ -1545,7 +1551,7 @@ ivas-interop-on-merge-request:
     exit_codes:
       - 123
   artifacts:
-    name: "mr-$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID--sha-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA--stage-$CI_JOB_STAGE--results"
+    name: "mr-$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID--sha-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA--job-$CI_JOB_NAME--results"
     expire_in: 1 week
     when: always
     paths:
@@ -1723,7 +1729,7 @@ renderer-usan:
     - .rules-merge-request-no-draft
     - .test-job-linux
   artifacts:
-    name: "mr-$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID--sha-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA--stage-$CI_JOB_STAGE--results"
+    name: "mr-$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID--sha-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA--job-$CI_JOB_NAME--results"
     expire_in: 1 week
     when: always
     paths:
@@ -2438,7 +2444,7 @@ check-be-between-renderer-framesizes:
     - if [ $exit_code10 -ne 0 ]; then echo "Non-bitexact cases encountered with 10ms rendering!"; exit_code=1; fi
     - if [ $exit_code -ne 0 ]; then exit $EXIT_CODE_FAIL; fi
   artifacts:
-    name: "mr-$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID--sha-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA--stage-$CI_JOB_STAGE--results"
+    name: "mr-$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID--sha-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA--job-$CI_JOB_NAME--results"
     expire_in: 1 week
     when: always
     expose_as: "pytest 5ms and 10ms vs 20ms results"