diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4db13bf92bd2d2ab69563caa207a62eee455b737..9fd074e02b00444a87f188f101dfe5d5cb836ed6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ test:
 deploy-test:
   stage: deploy
   environment: Testing
-  only: 
-   - mptest
   when: manual
   variables:
     OS_AUTH_TYPE: v3applicationcredential
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@ deploy-test:
   script:
     - echo "Starting the full testing deployment of airflows example."
     - pip install python-openstackclient
-    - INSTANCE_ID=`openstack server create -f value -c id --prefix IMAGE_ --flavor m2 --image 149a65b5-aeb8-499f-aaa6-ec966bd28dd6 --user-data scripts/cloudinit.yml --security-group ssh --security-group airflows --security-group www --security-group https airflow-testing`
+    - INSTANCE_ID=`openstack server create -f value -c id --prefix IMAGE_ --flavor m4 --image 149a65b5-aeb8-499f-aaa6-ec966bd28dd6 --user-data scripts/cloudinit.yml --security-group ssh --security-group airflows --security-group www --security-group https airflow-testing`
     - while [ "`openstack server show $INSTANCE_ID -c addresses -f value`" = "{}" ]; do sleep 5; done # wait until an address is available to attach the floating ip
     - openstack server add floating ip $INSTANCE_ID $FLOATING_IP
     - echo "Done"
diff --git a/scripts/cloudinit.yml b/scripts/cloudinit.yml
index 9eca2931fa191bbb54e998da95345815ca62e6b1..8d7796d938dbba67164e1581c7b91270cabe39a8 100644
--- a/scripts/cloudinit.yml
+++ b/scripts/cloudinit.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ runcmd:
   - sudo sh -c "echo \"_PIP_ADDITIONAL_REQUIREMENTS=$reqs\" >> /home/maria/data-logistics-service/dockers/.env"
   - echo "Bringing up the docker containers"
   - docker-compose -f ./dockers/docker-compose.yaml --project-directory ../airflow --verbose up airflow-init
-  - docker-compose -f ./dockers/docker-compose.yaml --project-directory ../airflow . up
+  - docker-compose -f ./dockers/docker-compose.yaml --project-directory ../airflow up -d
   # - /bin/bash ./scripts/deployment.sh .
 
 final_message: "The system is finally up, after $UPTIME seconds"
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