diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4eca9853267170e8d51c6b36a2f06dd9e6b70777..3b6f4465b6e2b52fe090e50adddb78d0a698577b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -138,3 +138,21 @@ archiveretrieve:
   tags:
     - kubernetes
     - mhvtl
+
+
+nightlytests:
+  stage: test
+  only:
+    - schedules
+  script:
+    echo "Running  nightly tests"
+    - export NAMESPACE="archiveretrieve-${CTA_BUILD_ID}-$(cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-z0-9' | fold -w 4 | head -n 1)"
+    - cd continuousintegration/orchestration/; ./run_systemtest.sh -n ${NAMESPACE} -p ${CI_PIPELINE_ID} -s tests/archive_retrieve.sh -O -D
+  artifacts:
+    when: always
+    expire_in: 30 days
+    paths:
+    - pod_logs
+  tags:
+    - kubernetes
+    - mhvtl