diff --git a/ci-scripts/cls_oaicitest.py b/ci-scripts/cls_oaicitest.py
index 4ac1b0ea94..37d648a5b0 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/cls_oaicitest.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/cls_oaicitest.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class OaiCiTest():
 		SSH.command('mkdir -p log', '\$', 5)
 		SSH.command('chmod 777 log', '\$', 5)
 		# no need to remove in log (git clean did the trick)
-		SSH.command('stdbuf -o0 ./build_oai ' + self.Build_OAI_UE_args + ' 2>&1 | stdbuf -o0 tee compile_oai_ue.log', 'Bypassing the Tests|build have failed', 900)
+		SSH.command('stdbuf -o0 ./build_oai ' + self.Build_OAI_UE_args + ' 2>&1 | stdbuf -o0 tee compile_oai_ue.log', 'Bypassing the Tests|build have failed', 1200)
 		SSH.command('ls ran_build/build', '\$', 3)
 		SSH.command('ls ran_build/build', '\$', 3)
 		buildStatus = True
diff --git a/ci-scripts/xml_files/enb_ue_usrp210_band7_ue_build.xml b/ci-scripts/xml_files/enb_ue_usrp210_band7_ue_build.xml
index 7280a87fb8..d73a1e26e9 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/xml_files/enb_ue_usrp210_band7_ue_build.xml
+++ b/ci-scripts/xml_files/enb_ue_usrp210_band7_ue_build.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 	<testCase id="090101">
 		<class>Build_OAI_UE</class>
 		<desc>Build OAI UE</desc>
-		<Build_OAI_UE_args>-w USRP --UE</Build_OAI_UE_args>
+		<Build_OAI_UE_args>-w USRP --UE --ninja</Build_OAI_UE_args>
 	</testCase>
 
 </testCaseList>
diff --git a/ci-scripts/xml_files/ue_band20_build.xml b/ci-scripts/xml_files/ue_band20_build.xml
index 9ca1a2b234..d867929630 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/xml_files/ue_band20_build.xml
+++ b/ci-scripts/xml_files/ue_band20_build.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 	<testCase id="090101">
 		<class>Build_OAI_UE</class>
 		<desc>Build OAI UE</desc>
-		<Build_OAI_UE_args>-w USRP --UE</Build_OAI_UE_args>
+		<Build_OAI_UE_args>-w USRP --UE --ninja</Build_OAI_UE_args>
 	</testCase>
 
 </testCaseList>