diff --git a/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/opt/run/bin/ctaeos-mgm.sh b/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/opt/run/bin/ctaeos-mgm.sh
index 23edd11b1bdeaaa903e71de553406126d13ef1be..3ffbcae3a72a117115e480829ca8a53032bd921d 100755
--- a/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/opt/run/bin/ctaeos-mgm.sh
+++ b/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/opt/run/bin/ctaeos-mgm.sh
@@ -218,6 +218,12 @@ fi
   # set interval in which the WFE engine is running
   eos space config default space.wfe.interval=1
 
+# prepare EOS garbage collectors
+  # enable the 'file archived' garbage collector
+  eos space config default space.filearchivedgc=on
+  # set the number of free bytes at which the MGM LRU tape aware garabge collector will start deleting redundant disk files
+  eos space config default space.tapeawaregc.minfreebytes=0
+
 # configure preprod directory separately
 /opt/run/bin/eos_configure_preprod.sh