diff --git a/ci/common-ci.yml b/ci/common-ci.yml
index a47e4ce760..a149770ef3 100644
--- a/ci/common-ci.yml
+++ b/ci/common-ci.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ stages:
     - .build_deps_common_base
   variables:
     COMMON_SPACK_ENVIRONMENT: ci/docker/common-gh200.yaml
+    SLURM_RESERVATION: "daint"
 
 .build_common_base:
   stage: build
@@ -128,6 +129,8 @@ stages:
   variables:
     RUNNER: ".container-runner-todi"
     SLURM_CONSTRAINT: gpu
+    SLURM_RESERVATION: "daint"
+    SLURM_PARTITION: "debug"
     # 64 / 2 to avoid ranks on multiple sockets for RANK6
     THREADS_MAX_PER_TASK: 32
     THREADS_PER_NODE: 256