diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 7251b5b8f..e5a4a7302 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -14,10 +14,29 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
         action="store",
         help="Directory for (only-read) inputs for tests",
     )
+    parser.addoption(
+        "--no-gpu",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="""To run tests on cpu. Default is False.
+            To use carefully, only to run tests locally. Should not be used in final CI tests.
+            Concretely, the tests won't fail if gpu option is false in the output MAPS whereas
+            it is true in the reference MAPS.""",
+    )
+    parser.addoption(
+        "--adapt-base-dir",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="""To virtually change the base directory in the paths stored in the MAPS of the CI data.
+            Default is False.
+            To use carefully, only to run tests locally. Should not be used in final CI tests.
+            Concretely, the tests won't fail if only the base directories differ in the paths stored
+            in the output and reference MAPS.""",
+    )
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def cmdopt(request):
     config_param = {}
     config_param["input"] = request.config.getoption("--input_data_directory")
+    config_param["no-gpu"] = request.config.getoption("--no-gpu")
+    config_param["adapt-base-dir"] = request.config.getoption("--adapt-base-dir")
     return config_param
diff --git a/tests/test_train_ae.py b/tests/test_train_ae.py
index ab9c057ff..311e145d0 100644
--- a/tests/test_train_ae.py
+++ b/tests/test_train_ae.py
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ def test_train_ae(cmdopt, tmp_path, test_name):
     else:
         raise NotImplementedError(f"Test {test_name} is not implemented.")
 
+    if cmdopt["no-gpu"]:
+        test_input.append("--no-gpu")
+
     if tmp_out_dir.is_dir():
         shutil.rmtree(tmp_out_dir)
 
@@ -101,6 +104,17 @@ def test_train_ae(cmdopt, tmp_path, test_name):
 
     if test_name == "patch_multi_ae":
         json_data_out["multi_network"] = True
+    if cmdopt["no-gpu"]:
+        json_data_ref["gpu"] = False
+    if cmdopt["adapt-base-dir"]:
+        base_dir = base_dir.resolve()
+        ref_base_dir = Path(json_data_ref["caps_directory"]).parents[2]
+        json_data_ref["caps_directory"] = str(
+            base_dir / Path(json_data_ref["caps_directory"]).relative_to(ref_base_dir)
+        )
+        json_data_ref["tsv_path"] = str(
+            base_dir / Path(json_data_ref["tsv_path"]).relative_to(ref_base_dir)
+        )
     assert json_data_out == json_data_ref  # ["mode"] == mode
 
     assert compare_folders(