diff --git a/ci-scripts/ran.py b/ci-scripts/ran.py
index 4caa876719..b35b73e9d3 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/ran.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/ran.py
@@ -738,7 +738,10 @@ class RANManagement():
 		mySSH.command('echo ' + self.eNBPassword + ' | sudo -S mv /tmp/enb_*.pcap .','\$',20)
 		mySSH.command('echo ' + self.eNBPassword + ' | sudo -S mv /tmp/gnb_*.pcap .','\$',20)
 		mySSH.command('echo ' + self.eNBPassword + ' | sudo -S rm -f enb.log.zip', '\$', 5)
-		mySSH.command('echo ' + self.eNBPassword + ' | sudo -S zip enb.log.zip enb*.log core* enb_*record.raw enb_*.pcap gnb_*.pcap enb_*txt physim_*.log *stats.log *monitor.pickle *monitor*.png ping*.log.png log/*/*.log log/*/*.pcap', '\$', 60)
+		mySSH.command('echo ' + self.eNBPassword + ' | sudo -S zip enb.log.zip enb*.log enb_*record.raw enb_*.pcap gnb_*.pcap enb_*txt physim_*.log *stats.log *monitor.pickle *monitor*.png ping*.log.png log/*/*.log log/*/*.pcap', '\$', 60)
+		result = re.search('core.\d+', mySSH.getBefore())
+		if result is not None:
+			mySSH.command('echo ' + self.eNBPassword + ' | sudo -S zip enb.log.zip core* ran_build/build/{lte,nr}-softmodem', '\$', 60) # add core and executable to zip
 		mySSH.command('echo ' + self.eNBPassword + ' | sudo -S rm enb*.log core* enb_*record.raw enb_*.pcap gnb_*.pcap enb_*txt physim_*.log *stats.log *monitor.pickle *monitor*.png ping*.log.png log/*/*.log log/*/*.pcap', '\$', 15)
 		mySSH.close()