diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 079d8235e755b4a4d3701328dbffa1b6d5ebf288..8eec9359fdfc65563bdddb0e1ed448651ec2d579 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -326,9 +326,11 @@ codec-smoke-test:
     - .rules-merge-request
   timeout: "10 minutes"
   stage: test
-  needs: ["build-codec-linux-cmake", "build-codec-linux-make",  "build-codec-instrumented-linux", "build-codec-sanitizers-linux"]
+  needs: ["build-codec-linux-cmake", "build-codec-linux-make", "build-codec-instrumented-linux", "build-codec-sanitizers-linux"]
   script:
     - *print-common-info
+    # LTV update needed as ltv ISM metadata files are used
+    - *update-ltv-repo
     - bash ci/smoke_test.sh
     ### analyze for failures
     - if ! [ -s smoke_test_output.txt ] || ! [ -s smoke_test_output_plc.txt ] || ! [ -s smoke_test_output_jbm_noEXT.txt ] || ! [ -s smoke_test_output_hrtf.txt ]; then echo "Error in smoke test"; exit 1; fi
@@ -1291,6 +1293,7 @@ coverage-test-on-main-scheduled:
   timeout: 2 hours
   script:
     - *print-common-info
+    - *update-ltv-repo
     - make GCOV=1 -j
     - cp IVAS_rend IVAS_rend_ref # Copy exec to be able to run renderer script
     - python3 tests/create_short_testvectors.py