diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d0f7aaf76f..2a59202686 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ job1:
    - echo $EXTERNAL_SHARE_DIR
    - echo $SHELL
    - echo $OAI_TEST_CASE_GROUP
+   - echo $MACHINELIST
+   - echo $MACHINELISTGENERIC
    - git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
    - git_repo=`git config --get remote.origin.url`
    - git_head=`git rev-parse HEAD`
@@ -25,8 +27,8 @@ job1:
    - echo $NRUNS_LTE_SOFTMODEM
    - echo $TIMEOUT_CMD
    - mkdir -p $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/autotests/log
-   - python $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/autotests/run_exec_lte-softmodem_tests.py -c -5GRepo $git_repo -5GRepoHeadVersion $git_head -n $NFS_SHARE_DIR -u $OAI_USER -p $OAI_PASS  $OAI_EXTRA_ARGS -g "$OAI_TEST_CASE_GROUP">& $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/autotests/python_autotest_cleanup.log
-   - python $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/autotests/run_exec_lte-softmodem_tests.py -r -5GRepo $git_repo -5GRepoHeadVersion $git_head -n $NFS_SHARE_DIR -u $OAI_USER -p $OAI_PASS `echo $OAI_EXTRA_ARGS` -g "$OAI_TEST_CASE_GROUP" --nrun_lte_softmodem $NRUNS_LTE_SOFTMODEM --timeout_cmd $TIMEOUT_CMD >& $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/autotests/python_autotest.log
+   - python $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/autotests/run_exec_lte-softmodem_tests.py -c -5GRepo $git_repo -MachineList "$MACHINELIST" -MachineListGeneric "$MACHINELISTGENERIC"  -5GRepoHeadVersion $git_head -n $NFS_SHARE_DIR -u $OAI_USER -p $OAI_PASS  $OAI_EXTRA_ARGS -g "$OAI_TEST_CASE_GROUP">& $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/autotests/python_autotest_cleanup.log
+   - python $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/autotests/run_exec_lte-softmodem_tests.py -r -5GRepo $git_repo -MachineList "$MACHINELIST" -MachineListGeneric "$MACHINELISTGENERIC" -5GRepoHeadVersion $git_head -n $NFS_SHARE_DIR -u $OAI_USER -p $OAI_PASS `echo $OAI_EXTRA_ARGS` -g "$OAI_TEST_CASE_GROUP" --nrun_lte_softmodem $NRUNS_LTE_SOFTMODEM --timeout_cmd $TIMEOUT_CMD >& $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/autotests/python_autotest.log
    - mv $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/autotests/python_autotest.log $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/autotests/log/python_autotest.log
    - mv $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/autotests/python_autotest_cleanup.log $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/autotests/log/python_autotest_cleanup.log
    - sshpass -p "$OAI_PASS" rsync -az -e "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no "  --rsync-path="mkdir -p $NFS_TEST_RESULTS_DIR && rsync" $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/autotests/log $OAI_USER@localhost:$NFS_TEST_RESULTS_DIR
diff --git a/cmake_targets/autotests/run_exec_lte-softmodem_tests.py b/cmake_targets/autotests/run_exec_lte-softmodem_tests.py
index 791ceb97bb..eed2fffb77 100755
--- a/cmake_targets/autotests/run_exec_lte-softmodem_tests.py
+++ b/cmake_targets/autotests/run_exec_lte-softmodem_tests.py
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ def SSHSessionWrapper(machine, username, key_file, password, logdir_remote, logd
 # \param CleanUpAluLteBox program to terminate AlU Bell Labs LTE Box
 # \param ExmimoRfStop String to stop EXMIMO card (specified in test_case_list.xml)
 def cleanOldPrograms(oai, programList, CleanUpAluLteBox, ExmimoRfStop, logdir, logdirOAI5GRepo):
-  cmd = 'killall -9 -q -r ' + programList
+  cmd = 'sudo -E killall -9 -q -r ' + programList
   result = oai.send(cmd, True)
   print "Killing old programs..." + result
   programArray = programList.split()
@@ -1268,7 +1268,8 @@ except KeyError:
    sys.exit(1)
 
 print "Killing zombie ssh sessions from earlier sessions..."
-cmd='ps aux |grep \"/usr/bin/ssh -q -l guptar\"|tr -s \" \" :|cut -f 2 -d :|xargs kill -9 '
+cmd='ps aux |grep \"/usr/bin/ssh -q -l guptar\"| awk \'{print $2}\' | sudo xargs kill -9  '
+
 os.system(cmd)
 
 if flag_start_testcase == False:
@@ -1449,7 +1450,6 @@ for oai in oai_list:
       #cmd = cmd + 'mkdir -p ' + logdir + '\n'
       cmd = cmd + 'cd '+ logdir   + '\n'
       cmd = cmd + 'sudo apt-get install -y git \n'
-      cmd = cmd + 'git config --global http.sslVerify false \n' 
       cmd = cmd + 'chmod 700 ' + logdir + '/git-retry.sh \n' 
       cmd = cmd + logdir + '/git-retry.sh clone  '+ GitOAI5GRepo  +' \n'
       cmd = cmd + logdir + '/git-retry.sh clone '+ GitOpenaircnRepo + ' \n'
diff --git a/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml b/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
index b60e95c2a3..91bad5ccdc 100644
--- a/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
+++ b/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
  <GitOpenair-cnRepo>https://gitlab.eurecom.fr/oai/openair-cn.git</GitOpenair-cnRepo>
  <GitOAI5GRepoBranch>develop</GitOAI5GRepoBranch>
  <GitOpenair-cnRepoBranch>develop</GitOpenair-cnRepoBranch>
- <CleanUpOldProgs>oaisim oaisim_nos1 lte-softmodem lte-softmodem-nos1 mme_gw run_epc auth_request run_hss oai_hss mme spgw hss hss_sim configure_cots* wvdial  iperf iperf_script iperf_script_phone ping tshark rrh_gw iperf3 iperf3_script iperf3_script_phone pppd</CleanUpOldProgs>	
+ <CleanUpOldProgs>oaisim oaisim_nos1 lte-softmodem lte-softmodem-nos1 mme_gw run_epc auth_request run_hss oai_hss mme spgw hss hss_sim configure_cots* wvdial  iperf iperf_script iperf_script_phone ping tshark rrh_gw iperf3 iperf3_script iperf3_script_phone pppd starthss start_ltebox stop_ltebox</CleanUpOldProgs>	
  <CleanUpAluLteBox>sudo -S -E /opt/ltebox/tools/stop_ltebox</CleanUpAluLteBox>
 <ExmimoRfStop>exmimo_pci=`lspci -m | grep Xilinx`; if [ -n "$exmimo_pci" ] ; then $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/build_oai -w EXMIMO -c; sudo -S -E $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/tools/stop_exmimo2; fi; sudo -E $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/autotests/tools/configure_cots_bandrich_ue.py --reset-ue; sudo -E $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/autotests/tools/configure_cots_huaweiE398_ue.py --reset-ue;  sudo -E $OPENAIR_DIR/cmake_targets/autotests/tools/configure_cots_sony_experia_m4_ue.py --stop-ue; uname -a; sudo -E dmesg</ExmimoRfStop>
  <Timeout_execution>36000</Timeout_execution>
  <TestCaseExclusionList>010141 0102+ 010304 010305 0104+  015506 015507 015508 015509 015510 015511   015602 015605 015702 015705 016102 016105 016502 016505 017002 017005 017502 017505 018002 018005 </TestCaseExclusionList>
  <nruns_lte-softmodem>3</nruns_lte-softmodem>
- <MachineListGeneric>mozart hutch starsky stevens amerique calisson nano</MachineListGeneric>
+ <MachineListGeneric>mozart hutch starsky stevens amerique calisson </MachineListGeneric>
      <testCase id="010101" >
      <class>compilation</class>
      <desc>Build oaisim.Rel8</desc>
@@ -7987,7 +7987,3 @@ c
 
 
   </testCaseList>
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/cmake_targets/autotests/tools/remove_old_programs.bash b/cmake_targets/autotests/tools/remove_old_programs.bash
index 772ba11f58..33c44c32c5 100755
--- a/cmake_targets/autotests/tools/remove_old_programs.bash
+++ b/cmake_targets/autotests/tools/remove_old_programs.bash
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 #$1 programs to be killed and checked
-var=`ps -A |grep -E -i $1`
+ps -aux |grep -E -i $1| awk '{print $2}' | sudo xargs kill -9 
+
+var=`ps -aux |grep -E -i $1`
 echo $var
 if [ -n "$var" ]; then echo 'Match found'; else echo 'Match not found' ;fi 
 
diff --git a/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper b/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper
index 56da5cdf82..0f87ce1ad3 100755
--- a/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper
+++ b/cmake_targets/tools/build_helper
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ check_install_oai_software() {
 	libxml2 \
 	libxml2-dev  \
 	libxslt1-dev \
-	linux-headers-`uname -r` \
 	mscgen  \
 	octave \
 	octave-signal \
@@ -385,6 +384,8 @@ check_install_oai_software() {
 
     $SUDO update-alternatives --set liblapack.so /usr/lib/atlas-base/atlas/liblapack.so
     
+    #Sometimes linux headers are not available in apt-get if kernel is custom or new
+    $SUDO apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` || true
     # First we remove gnutls/nettle installation and then install from sources
     $SUDO apt-get remove -y libgnutls-dev nettle-dev nettle-bin
     install_nettle_from_source