diff --git a/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-test.yml b/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-test.yml
index 22984de8d..5766eeff7 100644
--- a/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-test.yml
+++ b/utils/tests/gitlab-ci-test.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     - export CCACHE_BASEDIR=${PWD}
     - export CCACHE_DIR=${PWD}/$CCACHE_BASEDIR_VALUE
     - CXX="ccache $COMPILER" ./waf configure --enable-examples --enable-tests --disable-gtk --disable-python -d $MODE
-    - ./test.py $VALGRIND_FLAG $FULLNESS
+    - ./test.py --nowaf $VALGRIND_FLAG $FULLNESS
   cache:
     key: "$CI_JOB_NAME-$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG"
     paths:
diff --git a/utils/tests/gitlab-ci.yml b/utils/tests/gitlab-ci.yml
index 7cf98ff0f..c8006c1c7 100644
--- a/utils/tests/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/utils/tests/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ stages:
     - mkdir -p $CCACHE_BASEDIR_VALUE
     - export CCACHE_BASEDIR=${PWD}
     - export CCACHE_DIR=${PWD}/$CCACHE_BASEDIR_VALUE
-    - CXX="ccache $COMPILER" ./waf configure --enable-examples --enable-tests -d $MODE
+    - CXX="ccache $COMPILER" ./waf configure --enable-examples --enable-tests --enable-asserts -d $MODE
     - ./waf
-    - ./test.py
+    - if [ "$MODE" != "debug" ]; then ./test.py --nowaf; fi
   cache:
     key: "$CI_JOB_NAME-$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG"
     paths: