diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1673251e5d379cf649a00f5bac85ac210bb02d06..1f1b4ac246c48a365c6c0cb09c5ae7aaf3169855 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ before_script:
 #    - ls
 #    - ls -l ci
     - mkdir -p badges/
-    - apt-get update
-    - apt-get install -y cmake
-    - apt-get update -y
 
 badges:
     stage: init
@@ -52,7 +49,7 @@ build-mpich-nofortran-gcc8:
 
 build-mpich-nofortran-gcc9:
     stage: build_mpich_gcc9
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/mpich-gcc9_mpi
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/mpich-gcc9-full
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -67,7 +64,7 @@ build-mpich-nofortran-gcc9:
 
 build-mpich-nofortran-gcc10:
     stage: build_mpich_gcc10
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/mpich-gcc10_mpi
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/mpich-gcc10-full
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -97,7 +94,7 @@ build-mpich-fortran-gcc8:
 
 build-mpich-fortran-gcc9:
     stage: build_mpich_gcc9
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/mpich-gcc9_mpi
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/mpich-gcc9-full
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -112,7 +109,7 @@ build-mpich-fortran-gcc9:
 
 build-mpich-fortran-gcc10:
     stage: build_mpich_gcc10
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/mpich-gcc10_mpi
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/mpich-gcc10-full
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -125,24 +122,24 @@ build-mpich-fortran-gcc10:
             - badges/
     allow_failure: false
 
-build-mpich-fortran-f08-gcc8:
-    stage: build_mpich_gcc8
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/mpich-gcc8-full
-    tags:
-        - public-docker
-    when: always
-    script:
-        - ./ci/build_mpi_fortran_f08.sh
-    artifacts:
-        name: pages
-        when: always
-        paths:
-            - badges/
-    allow_failure: true
+#build-mpich-fortran-f08-gcc8:
+#    stage: build_mpich_gcc8
+#    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/mpich-gcc8-full
+#    tags:
+#        - public-docker
+#    when: always
+#    script:
+#        - ./ci/build_mpi_fortran_f08.sh
+#    artifacts:
+#        name: pages
+#        when: always
+#        paths:
+#            - badges/
+#    allow_failure: true
 
 build-mpich-fortran-f08-gcc9:
     stage: build_mpich_gcc9
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/mpich-gcc9_mpi
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/mpich-gcc9-full
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -157,7 +154,7 @@ build-mpich-fortran-f08-gcc9:
 
 build-mpich-fortran-f08-gcc10:
     stage: build_mpich_gcc10
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/mpich-gcc10_mpi
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/mpich-gcc10-full
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -187,7 +184,7 @@ build-mpich-voronoi-gcc8:
 
 build-mpich-voronoi-gcc9:
     stage: build_mpich_gcc9
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/mpich-gcc9_mpi
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/mpich-gcc9-full
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -202,7 +199,7 @@ build-mpich-voronoi-gcc9:
 
 build-mpich-voronoi-gcc10:
     stage: build_mpich_gcc10
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/mpich-gcc10_mpi
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/mpich-gcc10-full
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -217,7 +214,7 @@ build-mpich-voronoi-gcc10:
 
 build-openmpi-nofortran-gcc8:
     stage: build_openmpi_gcc8
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc8_mpi
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc8-full
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -232,7 +229,7 @@ build-openmpi-nofortran-gcc8:
 
 build-openmpi-nofortran-gcc9:
     stage: build_openmpi_gcc9
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc9_mpi
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc9-full
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -247,7 +244,7 @@ build-openmpi-nofortran-gcc9:
 
 build-openmpi-nofortran-gcc10:
     stage: build_openmpi_gcc10
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc10_mpi
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc10-full
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -262,7 +259,7 @@ build-openmpi-nofortran-gcc10:
 
 build-openmpi-fortran-gcc8:
     stage: build_openmpi_gcc8
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc8_mpi
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc8-full
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -277,7 +274,7 @@ build-openmpi-fortran-gcc8:
 
 build-openmpi-fortran-gcc9:
     stage: build_openmpi_gcc9
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc9_mpi
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc9-full
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -292,7 +289,7 @@ build-openmpi-fortran-gcc9:
 
 build-openmpi-fortran-gcc10:
     stage: build_openmpi_gcc10
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc10_mpi
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc10-full
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -307,7 +304,7 @@ build-openmpi-fortran-gcc10:
 
 build-openmpi-fortran-f08-gcc8:
     stage: build_openmpi_gcc8
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc8_mpi
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc8-full
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -322,7 +319,7 @@ build-openmpi-fortran-f08-gcc8:
 
 build-openmpi-fortran-f08-gcc9:
     stage: build_openmpi_gcc9
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc9_mpi
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc9-full
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -337,7 +334,7 @@ build-openmpi-fortran-f08-gcc9:
 
 build-openmpi-fortran-f08-gcc10:
     stage: build_openmpi_gcc10
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc10_mpi
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc10-full
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -352,7 +349,7 @@ build-openmpi-fortran-f08-gcc10:
     
 build-openmpi-voronoi-gcc8:
     stage: build_openmpi_gcc8
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc8_mpi
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc8-full
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -367,7 +364,7 @@ build-openmpi-voronoi-gcc8:
 
 build-openmpi-voronoi-gcc9:
     stage: build_openmpi_gcc9
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc9_mpi
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc9-full
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -382,7 +379,7 @@ build-openmpi-voronoi-gcc9:
 
 build-openmpi-voronoi-gcc10:
     stage: build_openmpi_gcc10
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc10_mpi
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc10-full
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -412,7 +409,7 @@ build-mpich-complete-gcc8:
 
 build-mpich-complete-gcc9:
     stage: build_mpich_gcc9
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/mpich-gcc9_mpi-vtk-doxy2:latest
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/mpich-gcc9-full:latest
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -427,7 +424,7 @@ build-mpich-complete-gcc9:
 
 build-mpich-complete-gcc10:
     stage: build_mpich_gcc10
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/mpich-gcc10_mpi-vtk-doxy2:latest
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/mpich-gcc10-full:latest
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -442,7 +439,7 @@ build-mpich-complete-gcc10:
 
 build-openmpi-complete-gcc8:
     stage: build_openmpi_gcc8
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc8_mpi:latest
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc8-full:latest
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -457,7 +454,7 @@ build-openmpi-complete-gcc8:
 
 build-openmpi-complete-gcc9:
     stage: build_openmpi_gcc9
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc9_mpi:latest
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc9-full:latest
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
@@ -472,7 +469,7 @@ build-openmpi-complete-gcc9:
 
 build-openmpi-complete-gcc10:
     stage: build_openmpi_gcc10
-    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc10_mpi:latest
+    image: gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de:5555/slms/loadbalancing/openmpi-gcc10-full:latest
     tags:
         - public-docker
     when: always
diff --git a/ci/build_mpi_complete.sh b/ci/build_mpi_complete.sh
index 670a31ed711effefe7e74c9a19dc4fee337b4554..8f8bdeca616225b27e9cdb489d1df3fe5bb0ba71 100755
--- a/ci/build_mpi_complete.sh
+++ b/ci/build_mpi_complete.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if [[ $? == 0 ]]; then
     #CC=/usr/lib64/mpi/gcc/openmpi3/bin/mpicc CXX=/usr/lib64/mpi/gcc/openmpi3/bin/mpicxx FC=/usr/lib64/mpi/gcc/openmpi3/bin/mpif90 ${CMAKE} ..
     ${CMAKE} .. -DCM_ALL_FORTRAN=ON -DCM_ALL_USE_F08=ON -DCM_ALL_VORONOI=ON -DCM_ALL_VTK_OUTPUT=ON -DCM_ALL_TESTS=ON -DCM_ALL_AUTO_DOC=ON -DVTK_DIR=/usr/local/lib/cmake/vtk-7.1 
     make VERBOSE=1
-    make test
+    ctest -L unit
 
     if [[ $? == 0 ]]; then
         create_badge "${BADGE_FILENAME}" build-mpi passed --color=green
diff --git a/ci/build_mpi_complete_gcc8.sh b/ci/build_mpi_complete_gcc8.sh
index a91b282085d9baf767156fe0bb5c3f6c4d81d545..9816e8ad05d1071d6a01793796897d0acb219d2f 100755
--- a/ci/build_mpi_complete_gcc8.sh
+++ b/ci/build_mpi_complete_gcc8.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if [[ $? == 0 ]]; then
     #CC=/usr/lib64/mpi/gcc/openmpi3/bin/mpicc CXX=/usr/lib64/mpi/gcc/openmpi3/bin/mpicxx FC=/usr/lib64/mpi/gcc/openmpi3/bin/mpif90 ${CMAKE} ..
     ${CMAKE} .. -DCM_ALL_FORTRAN=ON -DCM_ALL_VORONOI=ON -DCM_ALL_VTK_OUTPUT=ON -DCM_ALL_TESTS=ON -DCM_ALL_AUTO_DOC=ON -DVTK_DIR=/usr/local/lib/cmake/vtk-7.1 
     make VERBOSE=1
-    make test
+    ctest -L unit
 
     if [[ $? == 0 ]]; then
         create_badge "${BADGE_FILENAME}" build-mpi passed --color=green
diff --git a/tests/feature/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/feature/CMakeLists.txt
index 7a510a560fe27da7c9a732a44006e2ac4687c3e9..acffb26bf1f526bdb0e2f1e9d4806457c2e311f9 100644
--- a/tests/feature/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/feature/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,17 @@ target_compile_options(TestCompare PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -g)
 # in CMake..
 set(OUTPUTDIR .)
 set(KNOWNGOOD ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/knowngood)
+# check if openmpi variable in mpi.h is set to find out, if
+# MPI version is openmpi based
+include(CheckCSourceCompiles)
+ check_c_source_compiles(
+      "include <mpi.h> 
+      int main(void) {
+      #ifndef _OPENMPI
+      #error
+      #endif
+      return 0;
+      }" HAVE_OPENMPI)
 include(FindUnixCommands)
 foreach( FEATURE
 		ALL_Staggered
@@ -19,10 +30,17 @@ foreach( FEATURE
 			)
 		set(OUTPUTFILE ${OUTPUTDIR}/out_${FEATURE}_${NP}.dat)
 		set(GOODFILE ${KNOWNGOOD}/${FEATURE}_${NP}.dat)
+		if (HAVE_OPENMPI)
+			add_test(
+				NAME feature_${FEATURE}_${NP}_setup
+				COMMAND ${BASH} -c "mpirun --oversubscribe -np ${NP} $<TARGET_FILE:${FEATURE}> > ${OUTPUTFILE}; exit $?"
+				)
+		else()
 		add_test(
 			NAME feature_${FEATURE}_${NP}_setup
-			COMMAND ${BASH} -c "mpirun --oversubscribe -np ${NP} $<TARGET_FILE:${FEATURE}> > ${OUTPUTFILE}; exit $?"
+			COMMAND ${BASH} -c "mpirun -n ${NP} $<TARGET_FILE:${FEATURE}> > ${OUTPUTFILE}; exit $?"
 			)
+		endif(HAVE_OPENMPI)
         # todo(s.schulz): This only works with OpenMPI, since the flags
         # are implementation dependant.
 		set_tests_properties(feature_${FEATURE}_${NP}_setup PROPERTIES