diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 94a4c78..8c9805d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,42 @@ cache:
 variables:
   PIP_CACHE_DIR: .pipcache
 
-test_and_coverage:
+# Test without OpenTelemetry (baseline testing)
+test_without_opentelemetry:
+  stage: build
+  services:
+    - postgres:latest
+  variables:
+    POSTGRES_DB: django_db
+    POSTGRES_USER: django_user
+    POSTGRES_PASSWORD: django_password
+    POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
+    DATABASE_URL: "postgres://django_user:django_password@postgres/django_db"
+    PYTHONUNBUFFERED: 1
+    # Ensure OpenTelemetry is disabled
+    ENABLE_OPENTELEMETRY: "false"
+    OTEL_ENABLED: "false"
+  before_script:
+  - virtualenv -p python3 /tmp/.virtualenv
+  - source /tmp/.virtualenv/bin/activate
+  - pip install -U pip
+  - pip install Pillow
+  - pip install -r requirements.txt
+  - pip install pycco
+  script:
+  - source /tmp/.virtualenv/bin/activate
+  - echo 'from ivatar.settings import TEMPLATES' > config_local.py
+  - echo 'TEMPLATES[0]["OPTIONS"]["debug"] = True' >> config_local.py
+  - echo "DEBUG = True" >> config_local.py
+  - echo "from config import CACHES" >> config_local.py
+  - echo "CACHES['default'] = CACHES['filesystem']" >> config_local.py
+  - python manage.py sqldsn
+  - python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
+  - echo "Running tests without OpenTelemetry..."
+  - ./run_tests_no_ot.sh
+
+# Test with OpenTelemetry enabled and measure coverage
+test_with_opentelemetry_and_coverage:
   stage: build
   coverage: "/^TOTAL.*\\s+(\\d+\\%)$/"
   services:
@@ -23,6 +58,11 @@ test_and_coverage:
     POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
     DATABASE_URL: "postgres://django_user:django_password@postgres/django_db"
     PYTHONUNBUFFERED: 1
+    # Enable OpenTelemetry for comprehensive testing
+    ENABLE_OPENTELEMETRY: "true"
+    OTEL_ENABLED: "true"
+    OTEL_SERVICE_NAME: "ivatar-ci"
+    OTEL_ENVIRONMENT: "ci"
   before_script:
   - virtualenv -p python3 /tmp/.virtualenv
   - source /tmp/.virtualenv/bin/activate
@@ -33,7 +73,6 @@ test_and_coverage:
   - pip install coverage
   - pip install pycco
   - pip install django_coverage_plugin
-
   script:
   - source /tmp/.virtualenv/bin/activate
   - echo 'from ivatar.settings import TEMPLATES' > config_local.py
@@ -43,7 +82,8 @@ test_and_coverage:
   - echo "CACHES['default'] = CACHES['filesystem']" >> config_local.py
   - python manage.py sqldsn
   - python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
-  - coverage run --source . manage.py test -v3 --noinput
+  - echo "Running tests with OpenTelemetry enabled and measuring coverage..."
+  - coverage run --source . ./run_tests_with_ot.sh
   - coverage report --fail-under=70
   - coverage html
   artifacts:
@@ -73,7 +113,7 @@ pycco:
 pages:
   stage: deploy
   dependencies:
-  - test_and_coverage
+  - test_with_opentelemetry_and_coverage
   - pycco
   script:
   - mv htmlcov/ public/