diff --git a/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-code-linting.yml b/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-code-linting.yml
index b92aaab8d..80d427a49 100644
--- a/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-code-linting.yml
+++ b/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-code-linting.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   script:
     - python3 utils/check-style-clang-format.py --verbose .
   timeout: 1h
+  interruptible: true
 
 check-style-clang-format-17:
   extends: .check-style-clang-format
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ emacs-line:
       exit 0 ;
       fi
   timeout: 1h
+  interruptible: true
 
 # Spell checking
 spell-check:
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ spell-check:
     # Check source code and commit messages
     - codespell -f -C0 ./
   timeout: 1h
+  interruptible: true
 
 # Check cmake format
 cmake-format:
@@ -132,6 +135,7 @@ cmake-format:
     - ./ns3 configure --enable-modules=core
     - ./ns3 build cmake-format-check
   timeout: 1h
+  interruptible: true
 
 # Check Python format
 .python-format:
@@ -142,6 +146,7 @@ cmake-format:
     - black --check .
     - isort --check .
   timeout: 1h
+  interruptible: true
 
 python-format-latest:
   extends: .python-format
diff --git a/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-per-commit.yml b/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-per-commit.yml
index ff8077951..5a7050d5e 100644
--- a/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-per-commit.yml
+++ b/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-per-commit.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
       - $CPPYY == "True"
       - $RELEASE == "weekly"
       - $RELEASE == "daily"
-  interruptible: true
   image: archlinux
   before_script:
     - pacman-key --init
diff --git a/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-scheduled.yml b/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-scheduled.yml
index 604eeede1..ec48757ff 100644
--- a/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-scheduled.yml
+++ b/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-scheduled.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     FULLNESS: ""
     # workaround for Valgrind on Archlinux https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=2036171#p2036171
     DEBUGINFOD_URLS: "https://debuginfod.archlinux.org"
+  interruptible: true
 
 daily-jobs:
   rules:
diff --git a/utils/tests/gitlab-ci.yml b/utils/tests/gitlab-ci.yml
index ba5049b56..5962e1ece 100644
--- a/utils/tests/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/utils/tests/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ workflow:
     key: "ccache-$CI_JOB_NAME"
     paths:
       - $CCACHE_BASEDIR_VALUE/
+  interruptible: true
   timeout: 12h
   variables:
     CCACHE_BASEDIR_VALUE: ns-3-ccache-storage