diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2c204d7d19fd803c386234b72568f62ee3b404ff..c468d9000dc0c679b0c4b55ba8e1838348949c51 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include:
 variables:
   TBXFOLDER: matlab
   MATFIRSTS: 850
-  MATVER: 906
+  MATVER: 902
 
 # no build for gdat, so don't define jobs for build phase
  
@@ -46,12 +46,14 @@ pre-deployment-staging:
  extends: .staging-template
 
 # Staging tests
-test-staging-960:
+
+# comment 9.4,9.6 for now while not available on lac
+.test-staging-960:
  extends: .test-staging-template
  variables:
   MATLABCMD: matlab960
 
-test-staging-940:
+.test-staging-940:
  extends: .test-staging-template
  variables:
   MATLABCMD: matlab940