diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a32388f0c423b5244d84f85366a338c8d8c9e5f2..ef7291844c0db903946df08b6e2dda2a3908f444 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ external-renderer-pytest-on-merge-request:
 
     # run test
     - exit_code=0
-    - python3 -m pytest -q --log-level ERROR -n auto -rA --junit-xml=report-junit.xml tests/renderer/test_renderer_be_comparison.py || exit_code=$?
+    - python3 -m pytest -q --log-level ERROR -n auto -rA --html=report.html --self-contained-html --junit-xml=report-junit.xml tests/renderer/test_renderer_be_comparison.py || exit_code=$?
     - zero_errors=$(cat report-junit.xml | grep -c 'errors="0"') || true
 
     - *merge-request-comparison-check
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ external-renderer-pytest-on-merge-request:
     when: always
     paths:
       - report-junit.xml
+      - report.html
     expose_as: "pytest external renderer results"
     reports:
       junit:
@@ -492,7 +493,7 @@ ivas-pytest-on-merge-request:
 
     ### run pytest
     - exit_code=0
-    - python3 -m pytest tests -v --junit-xml=report-junit.xml || exit_code=$?
+    - python3 -m pytest tests -v --html=report.html --self-contained-html --junit-xml=report-junit.xml || exit_code=$?
     - zero_errors=$(cat report-junit.xml | grep -c 'errors="0"') || true
 
     - *merge-request-comparison-check
@@ -505,6 +506,7 @@ ivas-pytest-on-merge-request:
     when: always
     paths:
       - report-junit.xml
+      - report.html
     expose_as: "pytest ivas results"
     reports:
       junit:
@@ -537,7 +539,7 @@ evs-pytest-on-merge-request:
 
     ### run pytest for EVS cases
     - exit_code=0
-    - python3 -m pytest tests/test_param_file.py -v --param_file scripts/config/self_test_evs.prm --junit-xml=report-junit-evs.xml || exit_code=$?
+    - python3 -m pytest tests/test_param_file.py -v --param_file scripts/config/self_test_evs.prm --html=report.html --self-contained-html --junit-xml=report-junit-evs.xml || exit_code=$?
     - zero_errors=$(cat report-junit-evs.xml | grep -c 'errors="0"') || true
 
     - *merge-request-comparison-check
@@ -550,6 +552,7 @@ evs-pytest-on-merge-request:
     when: always
     paths:
       - report-junit-evs.xml
+      - report.html
     expose_as: "pytest evs results"
     reports:
       junit:
@@ -691,7 +694,7 @@ codec-comparison-on-main-push:
 
     ### run pytest
     - exit_code=0
-    - python3 -m pytest tests -v --junit-xml=report-junit.xml || exit_code=$?
+    - python3 -m pytest tests -v --html=report.html --self-contained-html --junit-xml=report-junit.xml || exit_code=$?
     - if [ $exit_code -eq 1 ] && [ $non_be_flag == 0 ]; then echo "pytest run had failures and non-BE flag not present"; exit $EXIT_CODE_FAIL; fi
     - zero_errors=$(cat report-junit.xml | grep -c 'errors="0"') || true
     - if [ $exit_code -eq 1 ] && [ $zero_errors == 1 ]; then echo "pytest run had failures, but no errors and non-BE flag present"; exit $EXIT_CODE_NON_BE; fi
@@ -704,6 +707,7 @@ codec-comparison-on-main-push:
     when: always
     paths:
       - report-junit.xml
+      - report.html
     expose_as: "Results of comparison to previous merge commit"
     reports:
       junit: report-junit.xml
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index bb4169677b91c1a0dacdc4c363d17630c9a23354..0cb53d22bb924dd5867a455a30ba395c324a59b6 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ junit_family = xunit1
 log_file_level = DEBUG
 log_format = %(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s
 log_date_format = %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S
+# for pytest-html report: do not log environment variables from the runners
+environment_table_redact_list = .*