diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 274ff89cd35f8bcbb8f8a80623cacb8ab3aca7c3..5621517ed683881bf7c2507cfe3ba96a4df02570 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -94,15 +94,7 @@ archiveretrieve:
   stage: systemtests
   script:
     - export NAMESPACE="archiveretrieve-${CTA_BUILD_ID}-$(cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-z0-9' | fold -w 4 | head -n 1)"
-    - echo "Creating systemtest instance using sqlite and local objectstore"
-    - cd continuousintegration/orchestration/; ./create_instance.sh -n ${NAMESPACE} -p ${CI_PIPELINE_ID} -D -O 2>&1 | tee -a ../../create_instance.log
-    - cd tests; ./systest.sh 2>&1 | tee -a ../../../systest.sh.log
-    - cd ../; ./delete_instance.sh -n ${NAMESPACE} 2>&1 | tee -a ../../delete_instance.log
-  artifacts:
-    paths:
-    - create_instance.log
-    - systest.sh.log
-    - delete_instance.log
+    - cd continuousintegration/orchestration/; ./run_systemtest.sh  -s tests/systest.sh
   tags:
     - kubernetes
     - mhvtl