diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f634125f8f..670796c50b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ endif
 
 # this list contains the standalone components
 src :=  core/include/$(target)_config_pkg.sv                                         \
-        $(if $(spike-tandem),verif/tb/core/rvfi_pkg.sv)                              \
+        $(if $(spike-tandem),verif/tb/core/uvma_core_cntrl_pkg.sv)                   \
+        $(if $(spike-tandem),verif/tb/core/uvma_cva6pkg_utils_pkg.sv)                \
+        $(if $(spike-tandem),verif/tb/core/uvma_rvfi_pkg.sv)                         \
         $(if $(spike-tandem),corev_apu/tb/common/spike.sv)                           \
         corev_apu/src/ariane.sv                                                      \
         $(wildcard corev_apu/bootrom/*.sv)                                           \
@@ -235,7 +237,10 @@ riscv-benchmarks          := $(shell xargs printf '\n%s' < $(riscv-benchmarks-li
 # Search here for include files (e.g.: non-standalone components)
 incdir := $(CVA6_REPO_DIR)/vendor/pulp-platform/common_cells/include/ $(CVA6_REPO_DIR)/vendor/pulp-platform/axi/include/ \
           $(CVA6_REPO_DIR)/corev_apu/register_interface/include/ $(CVA6_REPO_DIR)/corev_apu/tb/common/ \
-          $(CVA6_REPO_DIR)/vendor/pulp-platform/axi/include/ $(CVA6_REPO_DIR)/verif/core-v-verif/lib/uvm_agents/uvma_rvfi/
+          $(CVA6_REPO_DIR)/vendor/pulp-platform/axi/include/ \
+          $(CVA6_REPO_DIR)/verif/core-v-verif/lib/uvm_agents/uvma_rvfi/ \
+          $(CVA6_REPO_DIR)/verif/core-v-verif/lib/uvm_agents/uvma_core_cntrl/ \
+          $(CVA6_REPO_DIR)/verif/tb/core/
 
 # Compile and sim flags
 compile_flag     += +cover=bcfst+/dut -incr -64 -nologo -quiet -suppress 13262 -permissive -svinputport=compat +define+$(defines)
diff --git a/corev_apu/tb/common/spike.sv b/corev_apu/tb/common/spike.sv
index 2d5e21d09e..87dd224cee 100644
--- a/corev_apu/tb/common/spike.sv
+++ b/corev_apu/tb/common/spike.sv
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 // Description: Wrapped Spike Model for Tandem Verification
 
 import ariane_pkg::*;
-import rvfi_pkg::*;
+import uvma_rvfi_pkg::*;
+import uvma_core_cntrl_pkg::*;
+import uvma_cva6pkg_utils_pkg::*;
 
 module spike #(
   parameter config_pkg::cva6_cfg_t CVA6Cfg = cva6_config_pkg::cva6_cfg,
@@ -54,7 +56,12 @@ module spike #(
     string rtl_isa = "";
 
     initial begin
-        rvfi_initialize_spike('h1);
+        st_core_cntrl_cfg st = cva6pkg_to_core_cntrl_cfg(st);
+        st.boot_addr_valid = 1'b1;
+        st.boot_addr = 64'h0x10000;
+
+        rvfi_initialize_spike("cva6", st);
+
     end
 
     st_rvfi s_core, s_reference_model;
diff --git a/verif/core-v-verif b/verif/core-v-verif
index fd68dfd2c0..c7d2077e8b 160000
--- a/verif/core-v-verif
+++ b/verif/core-v-verif
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit fd68dfd2c04e9edcca236501e7c074ab1a756f41
+Subproject commit c7d2077e8b4a1493aaecb89534562893064d5e0c
diff --git a/verif/env/uvme/uvme_cva6_cfg.sv b/verif/env/uvme/uvme_cva6_cfg.sv
index d17bf18f28..5d73ea7df8 100644
--- a/verif/env/uvme/uvme_cva6_cfg.sv
+++ b/verif/env/uvme/uvme_cva6_cfg.sv
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ class uvme_cva6_cfg_c extends uvma_core_cntrl_cfg_c;
          clknrst_cfg.enabled   == 1;
          isacov_cfg.enabled    == 1;
          rvfi_cfg.enabled      == 1;
+         rvfi_cfg.csr_enabled  == 0;
       }
 
       isacov_cfg.seq_instr_group_x2_enabled == 1;
diff --git a/verif/env/uvme/uvme_cva6_env.sv b/verif/env/uvme/uvme_cva6_env.sv
index 3840f6a2eb..c4dd106e0a 100644
--- a/verif/env/uvme/uvme_cva6_env.sv
+++ b/verif/env/uvme/uvme_cva6_env.sv
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class uvme_cva6_env_c extends uvm_env;
    uvme_cva6_vsqr_c       vsequencer;
    uvme_cva6_cov_model_c  cov_model;
 
-   uvmc_rvfi_reference_model m_reference_model;
+   uvmc_rvfi_reference_model reference_model;
 
    // Agents
    uvma_clknrst_agent_c   clknrst_agent;
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ endfunction: connect_phase
 function void uvme_cva6_env_c::end_of_elaboration_phase(uvm_phase phase);
    super.end_of_elaboration_phase(phase);
 
-   `uvm_info("UVMECVA6ENV", $sformatf("Configuration:\n%s", cfg.sprint()), UVM_LOW)
+   `uvm_info("UVMECVA6ENV", $sformatf("Configuration:\n%s", cfg.sprint()), UVM_MEDIUM)
 
 endfunction : end_of_elaboration_phase
 
@@ -247,6 +247,10 @@ function void uvme_cva6_env_c::assign_cfg();
 
    uvm_config_db#(uvma_isacov_cfg_c)::set(this, "*isacov_agent", "cfg", cfg.isacov_cfg);
 
+   if (cfg.scoreboard_enabled) begin
+      uvm_config_db#(uvma_core_cntrl_cfg_c)::set(this, "reference_model", "cfg", cfg);
+   end
+
 endfunction: assign_cfg
 
 
@@ -277,7 +281,7 @@ function void uvme_cva6_env_c::create_env_components();
    if (cfg.scoreboard_enabled) begin
       predictor = uvme_cva6_prd_c::type_id::create("predictor", this);
       sb        = uvme_cva6_sb_c ::type_id::create("sb"       , this);
-      m_reference_model = uvmc_rvfi_reference_model#(ILEN,XLEN)::type_id::create("m_reference_model", this);
+      reference_model = uvmc_rvfi_reference_model#(ILEN,XLEN)::type_id::create("reference_model", this);
    end
 
    if (cfg.cov_model_enabled) begin
@@ -328,8 +332,8 @@ function void uvme_cva6_env_c::connect_scoreboard();
    //      Ex: predictor.debug_ap.connect(sb.debug_sb.exp_export);
 
     rvfi_agent.rvfi_core_ap.connect(sb.m_rvfi_scoreboard.m_imp_core);
-    rvfi_agent.rvfi_core_ap.connect(m_reference_model.m_analysis_imp);
-    m_reference_model.m_analysis_port.connect(sb.m_rvfi_scoreboard.m_imp_reference_model);
+    rvfi_agent.rvfi_core_ap.connect(reference_model.m_analysis_imp);
+    reference_model.m_analysis_port.connect(sb.m_rvfi_scoreboard.m_imp_reference_model);
 
 endfunction: connect_scoreboard
 
diff --git a/verif/sim/Makefile b/verif/sim/Makefile
index fb0c3f7571..5c4f8c6d48 100644
--- a/verif/sim/Makefile
+++ b/verif/sim/Makefile
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ VCS_WORK_DIR            = $(CVA6_REPO_DIR)/verif/sim/vcs_results/default/vcs.d
 SIMV                    = $(VCS_WORK_DIR)/simv
 
 export CVA6_UVMT_DIR          = $(CVA6_REPO_DIR)/verif/tb/uvmt
+export CVA6_CORET_DIR          = $(CVA6_REPO_DIR)/verif/tb/core
 export CVA6_UVMT_PATH         = $(CVA6_REPO_DIR)/verif/tb/uvmt
 export CVA6_UVME_PATH         = $(CVA6_REPO_DIR)/verif/env/uvme
 export CV_CORE_LC             = cva6
diff --git a/verif/tb/core/custom_uvm_macros.svh b/verif/tb/core/custom_uvm_macros.svh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56fac848e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/verif/tb/core/custom_uvm_macros.svh
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+`ifdef UVM_REPORT_DISABLE_FILE
+`define uvm_file ""
+`else
+`define uvm_file `__FILE__
+`endif
+
+`ifdef UVM_REPORT_DISABLE_LINE
+`define uvm_line 0
+`else
+`define uvm_line `__LINE__
+`endif
+
+typedef enum
+{
+      UVM_NONE   = 0,
+      UVM_LOW    = 100,
+      UVM_MEDIUM = 200,
+      UVM_HIGH   = 300,
+      UVM_FULL   = 400,
+      UVM_DEBUG  = 500
+} uvm_verbosity;
+
+`define uvm_info(TOP, MSG, LVL) \
+    begin \
+        uvm_report_info(TOP, MSG, LVL, `uvm_file, `uvm_line); \
+    end
+
+`define uvm_warning(TOP, MSG, LVL) \
+    begin \
+        uvm_report_warning(TOP, MSG, LVL, `uvm_file, `uvm_line); \
+    end
+
+`define uvm_error(TOP, MSG) \
+    begin \
+        uvm_report_error(TOP, MSG, UVM_NONE, `uvm_file, `uvm_line); \
+    end
+`define uvm_fatal(TOP, MSG) \
+    begin \
+        uvm_report_fatal(TOP, MSG, UVM_NONE, `uvm_file, `uvm_line); \
+    end
+
+
+function void uvm_report_info(string id,
+                  string message,
+                  int verbosity = UVM_MEDIUM,
+                  string filename = "",
+                  int line = 0);
+        $display($sformatf("UVM_INFO @ %t ns : %s %s", $time, id, message));
+endfunction
+
+
+function void uvm_report_warning(string id,
+                                 string message,
+                                 int verbosity = UVM_MEDIUM,
+                                 string filename = "",
+                                 int line = 0);
+    $display($sformatf("UVM_WARNING @ %t ns : %s %s", $time, id , message));
+endfunction
+
+
+function void uvm_report_error(string id,
+                               string message,
+                               int verbosity = UVM_LOW,
+                   string filename = "",
+                   int line = 0);
+    $display($sformatf("UVM_ERROR @ %t ns : %s %s", $time, id , message));
+endfunction
+
+function void uvm_report_fatal(string id,
+                           string message,
+                               int verbosity = UVM_NONE,
+                   string filename = "",
+                   int line = 0);
+    $display($sformatf("UVM_FATAL @ %t ns : %s %s", $time, id , message));
+    $finish();
+endfunction
diff --git a/verif/tb/core/rvfi_pkg.sv b/verif/tb/core/rvfi_pkg.sv
deleted file mode 100644
index b6e54571aa..0000000000
--- a/verif/tb/core/rvfi_pkg.sv
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-`ifndef __UVMA_RVFI_PKG_SV__
-`define __UVMA_RVFI_PKG_SV__
-
-// Pre-processor macros
-`ifdef VERILATOR
-    `define uvm_info(TOP,MSG,LVL) \
-        begin \
-            string tmp = MSG; \
-            $display($sformatf("UVM_INFO @ %t ns : %s %s", $time, TOP ,tmp)); \
-        end
-
-    `define uvm_fatal(TOP,MSG) \
-        begin \
-            string tmp = MSG; \
-            $display($sformatf("UVM_FATAL @ %t ns : %s %s", $time, TOP ,tmp)); $finish(); \
-        end
-`else
-`include "uvm_macros.svh"
-`endif
-
-package rvfi_pkg;
-
-`ifndef VERILATOR
-import uvm_pkg       ::*;
-`endif
-
-
-`include "uvma_rvfi_constants.sv"
-`include "uvma_rvfi_tdefs.sv"
-`include "uvma_rvfi_utils.sv"
-
-endpackage
-
-`endif
diff --git a/verif/tb/core/uvma_core_cntrl_pkg.sv b/verif/tb/core/uvma_core_cntrl_pkg.sv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..534ccc2e0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/verif/tb/core/uvma_core_cntrl_pkg.sv
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+`ifndef __UVMA_CORE_CNTRL_PKG_SV__
+`define __UVMA_CORE_CNTRL_PKG_SV__
+
+package uvma_core_cntrl_pkg;
+
+   // Constants / Structs / Enums
+   `include "uvma_core_cntrl_constants.sv"
+   `include "uvma_core_cntrl_tdefs.sv"
+
+endpackage : uvma_core_cntrl_pkg
+
+`endif
diff --git a/verif/tb/core/uvma_cva6pkg_utils.sv b/verif/tb/core/uvma_cva6pkg_utils.sv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8bf359be4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/verif/tb/core/uvma_cva6pkg_utils.sv
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+
+function st_core_cntrl_cfg cva6pkg_to_core_cntrl_cfg(st_core_cntrl_cfg base);
+
+    $cast(base.xlen, cva6_config_pkg::CVA6ConfigXlen);
+
+    base.ilen = cva6_config_pkg::CVA6ConfigXlen;
+
+    base.ext_i_supported = 1;
+    base.ext_a_supported = cva6_config_pkg::cva6_cfg.RVA;
+    base.ext_m_supported = 1;
+    base.ext_c_supported = cva6_config_pkg::cva6_cfg.RVC;
+    base.ext_p_supported = 1;
+    base.ext_v_supported = cva6_config_pkg::cva6_cfg.RVV;
+    base.ext_f_supported = cva6_config_pkg::cva6_cfg.RVF | cva6_config_pkg::cva6_cfg.FpuEn;
+    base.ext_d_supported = cva6_config_pkg::cva6_cfg.RVD;
+    base.ext_zba_supported = cva6_config_pkg::CVA6ConfigBExtEn;
+    base.ext_zbb_supported = cva6_config_pkg::CVA6ConfigBExtEn;
+    base.ext_zbc_supported = cva6_config_pkg::CVA6ConfigBExtEn;
+    base.ext_zbe_supported = cva6_config_pkg::CVA6ConfigBExtEn;
+    base.ext_zbf_supported = 0;
+    base.ext_zbm_supported = 0;
+    base.ext_zbp_supported = 0;
+    base.ext_zbr_supported = 0;
+    base.ext_zbs_supported = cva6_config_pkg::CVA6ConfigBExtEn;
+    base.ext_zbt_supported = 0;
+    base.ext_zcb_supported = cva6_config_pkg::cva6_cfg.RVZCB;
+    base.ext_zifencei_supported = 1;
+    base.ext_zicsr_supported = 1;
+    base.ext_zicntr_supported = 1;
+
+    base.mode_s_supported = cva6_config_pkg::cva6_cfg.RVS;
+    base.mode_u_supported = cva6_config_pkg::cva6_cfg.RVU;
+
+    base.pmp_supported = (cva6_config_pkg::cva6_cfg.NrPMPEntries > 0);
+    base.pmp_regions = cva6_config_pkg::cva6_cfg.NrPMPEntries;
+    base.debug_supported = cva6_config_pkg::cva6_cfg.DebugEn;
+
+    return base;
+
+endfunction : cva6pkg_to_core_cntrl_cfg
+
diff --git a/verif/tb/core/uvma_cva6pkg_utils_pkg.sv b/verif/tb/core/uvma_cva6pkg_utils_pkg.sv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2548641f7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/verif/tb/core/uvma_cva6pkg_utils_pkg.sv
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+`ifndef __UVMA_CVA6PKG_UTILS_PKG_SV__
+`define __UVMA_CVA6PKG_UTILS_PKG_SV__
+
+package uvma_cva6pkg_utils_pkg;
+
+    import cva6_config_pkg::*;
+    import uvma_core_cntrl_pkg::*;
+   `include "uvma_cva6pkg_utils.sv"
+
+endpackage : uvma_cva6pkg_utils_pkg
+
+`endif
diff --git a/verif/tb/core/uvma_rvfi_pkg.sv b/verif/tb/core/uvma_rvfi_pkg.sv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e488bb3abc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/verif/tb/core/uvma_rvfi_pkg.sv
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+`ifndef __UVMA_RVFI_PKG_SV__
+`define __UVMA_RVFI_PKG_SV__
+
+// Pre-processor macros
+`ifdef VERILATOR
+`include "custom_uvm_macros.svh"
+`else
+`include "uvm_macros.svh"
+`endif
+
+package uvma_rvfi_pkg;
+
+`ifndef VERILATOR
+import uvm_pkg       ::*;
+`endif
+import uvma_core_cntrl_pkg::*;
+
+`include "uvma_rvfi_constants.sv"
+`include "uvma_rvfi_tdefs.sv"
+`include "uvma_rvfi_utils.sv"
+
+endpackage : uvma_rvfi_pkg
+
+`endif
diff --git a/verif/tb/uvmt/uvmt_cva6.flist b/verif/tb/uvmt/uvmt_cva6.flist
index 4776c4cbff..677ae3585f 100644
--- a/verif/tb/uvmt/uvmt_cva6.flist
+++ b/verif/tb/uvmt/uvmt_cva6.flist
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 +incdir+${CVA6_UVMT_PATH}/../../tests/uvmt/vseq
 
 // CVA6 tests (includes constants/macros/types meant for test bench)
++incdir+${CVA6_CORET_DIR}
+${CVA6_CORET_DIR}/uvma_cva6pkg_utils_pkg.sv
 +incdir+${TBSRC_HOME}
 ${CVA6_UVMT_DIR}/uvmt_cva6_pkg.sv
 
diff --git a/verif/tb/uvmt/uvmt_cva6_pkg.sv b/verif/tb/uvmt/uvmt_cva6_pkg.sv
index 7300e9fb9d..e0a19b659e 100644
--- a/verif/tb/uvmt/uvmt_cva6_pkg.sv
+++ b/verif/tb/uvmt/uvmt_cva6_pkg.sv
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@
 package uvmt_cva6_pkg;
 
    import uvm_pkg::*;
+   import uvma_core_cntrl_pkg::*;
    import uvme_cva6_pkg::*;
    import uvmc_rvfi_reference_model_pkg::*;
+   import uvma_cva6pkg_utils_pkg::*;
    import uvml_hrtbt_pkg::*;
    import uvml_logs_pkg::*;
 
diff --git a/verif/tests/uvmt/base-tests/uvmt_cva6_base_test.sv b/verif/tests/uvmt/base-tests/uvmt_cva6_base_test.sv
index c487d501de..eeb8f77576 100644
--- a/verif/tests/uvmt/base-tests/uvmt_cva6_base_test.sv
+++ b/verif/tests/uvmt/base-tests/uvmt_cva6_base_test.sv
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ class uvmt_cva6_base_test_c extends uvm_test;
     */
    extern virtual function void create_cfg();
 
+   extern virtual function void pkg_to_cfg();
+
    /**
     * 1. Calls test_cfg's process_cli_args()
     * 2. Calls randomize on 'this' and fatals out if it fails.
@@ -213,6 +215,7 @@ function void uvmt_cva6_base_test_c::build_phase(uvm_phase phase);
    retrieve_vifs    ();
    create_cfg       ();
    randomize_test   ();
+   pkg_to_cfg       ();
    cfg_hrtbt_monitor();
    assign_cfg       ();
    create_cntxt     ();
@@ -319,6 +322,16 @@ function void uvmt_cva6_base_test_c::create_cfg();
 
 endfunction : create_cfg
 
+function void uvmt_cva6_base_test_c::pkg_to_cfg();
+
+    st_core_cntrl_cfg st = env_cfg.to_struct();
+    st = cva6pkg_to_core_cntrl_cfg(st);
+
+    env_cfg.from_struct(st);
+
+    env_cfg.post_randomize();
+
+endfunction : pkg_to_cfg
 
 function void uvmt_cva6_base_test_c::randomize_test();
 
@@ -326,8 +339,8 @@ function void uvmt_cva6_base_test_c::randomize_test();
    if (!this.randomize()) begin
       `uvm_fatal("BASE TEST", "Failed to randomize test");
    end
-   `uvm_info("BASE TEST", $sformatf("Top-level environment configuration:\n%s", env_cfg.sprint()), UVM_NONE)
-   `uvm_info("BASE TEST", $sformatf("Testcase configuration:\n%s", test_cfg.sprint()), UVM_NONE)
+   `uvm_info("BASE TEST", $sformatf("Top-level environment configuration:\n%s", env_cfg.sprint()), UVM_HIGH)
+   `uvm_info("BASE TEST", $sformatf("Testcase configuration:\n%s", test_cfg.sprint()), UVM_HIGH)
 
 endfunction : randomize_test