diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cbd61ad2dc2559f9e24f43b01ff8b6a52e12ccdc..7f9049507e8e5661282016bf80319ef37b6f7173 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ variables:
   OUT_FORMATS_CHANNEL_BASED: "stereo mono 5_1 5_1_2 5_1_4 7_1 7_1_4"
   OUT_FORMATS_SCENE_BASED: "FOA HOA2 HOA3"
   OUT_FORMATS_BINAURAL: "BINAURAL BINAURAL_ROOM"
+  COVERAGE_TEST: "1"
 
 
 # This sets when pipelines are created. Jobs have more specific rules to restrict them.
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ stages:
 .test-job-linux:
   tags:
     - ivas-linux
+    - test-ericsson-linux-runner
 
 .build-job-linux:
   stage: build
@@ -635,7 +637,7 @@ sanitizer-test-planarsba:
 coverage-test-on-main-scheduled:
   extends: 
     - .test-job-linux-needs-testv-dir
-    - .rules-main-scheduled    
+    - .rules-merge-request    
   tags:
     - coverage-test
   stage: test
@@ -650,12 +652,16 @@ coverage-test-on-main-scheduled:
     - ./scripts/ivas_pytests/self_test_b.py --create_only --numprocesses 1 --encref IVAS_cod --decref IVAS_dec --encdut IVAS_cod --decdut IVAS_dec
     - lcov -c -d obj -o coverage.info
     - genhtml coverage.info -o coverage
-  artifacts:
+    - lcov_cobertura.py coverage.info -b obj -o coverage.xml
+  artifacts: 
     name: "main-coverage-sha-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA"
     when: always
     paths:
       - coverage.info
       - coverage
+      - coverage.xml
+
+
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 # Other jobs