diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e98921ca8a..53e68abc37 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -380,7 +380,6 @@ riscv-tests-v:
     DV_SIMULATORS: "vcs-testharness,spike"
     DV_TARGET: cv64a6_imafdc_sv39
     DV_TESTLISTS: "../tests/testlist_riscv-tests-$DV_TARGET-v.yaml"
-    SPIKE_TANDEM: 1
   script: source verif/regress/dv-riscv-tests.sh
   after_script: *simu_after_script
 
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/scripts/report_tandem.py b/.gitlab-ci/scripts/report_tandem.py
index fb2095bab4..c062a9f420 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/scripts/report_tandem.py
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/scripts/report_tandem.py
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ def main():
 
 
 def check_provided_args():
-    if len(sys.argv) != 2 or not os.path.exists(sys.argv[1]):
-        print("Usage : python report_tandem.py path/to/log/dir", file=sys.stderr)
+    if len(sys.argv) != 2: 
+        sys.exit("Usage : python report_tandem.py path/to/log/dir")
+
+    if not os.path.exists(sys.argv[1]):
         sys.exit("No valid log directory provided!")
 
     if len(list(glob.iglob(sys.argv[1] + "/*.yaml"))) == 0: