diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 27431cb2..02778d35 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ scn4m_subm:
       - .coverage.*
     expire_in: 1 week
 
-# s8:
-#   stage: test
-#   script: 
-#     - coverage run -p $OPENRAM_HOME/tests/regress.py -t s8
-#   artifacts:
-#     paths:
-#       - .coverage.*
-#     expire_in: 1 week
+s8:
+  stage: test
+  script: 
+    - coverage run -p $OPENRAM_HOME/tests/regress.py -t s8
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - .coverage.*
+    expire_in: 1 week
 
 coverage:
   stage: coverage
diff --git a/compiler/tests/regress.py b/compiler/tests/regress.py
index e60b010d..80754d0e 100755
--- a/compiler/tests/regress.py
+++ b/compiler/tests/regress.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import unittest
 import sys,os
 sys.path.append(os.getenv("OPENRAM_HOME"))
 import globals
+import debug
 
 (OPTS, args) = globals.parse_args()
 del sys.argv[1:]
@@ -22,14 +23,25 @@ header(__file__, OPTS.tech_name)
 # get a list of all files in the tests directory
 files = os.listdir(sys.path[0])
 
+# load a file with all tests to skip in a given technology
+# since tech_name is dynamically loaded, we can't use @skip directives
+try:
+    skip_file = open("skip_tests_{}.txt".format(OPTS.tech_name), "r")
+    skip_tests = skip_file.read().splitlines()
+    for st in skip_tests:
+        debug.warning("Skipping: " + st)
+except FileNotFoundError:
+    skip_tests = []
+
 # assume any file that ends in "test.py" in it is a regression test
 nametest = re.compile("test\.py$", re.IGNORECASE)
-tests = list(filter(nametest.search, files))
-tests.sort()
+all_tests = list(filter(nametest.search, files))
+filtered_tests = list(filter(lambda i: i not in skip_tests, all_tests))
+filtered_tests.sort()
 
 # import all of the modules
 filenameToModuleName = lambda f: os.path.splitext(f)[0]
-moduleNames = map(filenameToModuleName, tests)
+moduleNames = map(filenameToModuleName, filtered_tests)
 modules = map(__import__, moduleNames)
 suite = unittest.TestSuite()
 load = unittest.defaultTestLoader.loadTestsFromModule
diff --git a/compiler/tests/skip_tests_s8.txt b/compiler/tests/skip_tests_s8.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e0f1746
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/tests/skip_tests_s8.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+04_dummy_pbitcell_test.py
+04_pbitcell_test.py
+04_precharge_pbitcell_test.py
+04_replica_pbitcell_test.py
+04_single_level_column_mux_pbitcell_test.py
+05_pbitcell_array_test.py
+06_hierarchical_decoder_pbitcell_test.py
+06_hierarchical_predecode2x4_pbitcell_test.py
+06_hierarchical_predecode3x8_pbitcell_test.py
+07_single_level_column_mux_array_pbitcell_test.py
+08_wordline_driver_array_pbitcell_test.py
+09_sense_amp_array_test_pbitcell.py
+10_write_driver_array_pbitcell_test.py
+10_write_driver_array_wmask_pbitcell_test.py
+10_write_mask_and_array_pbitcell_test.py
+14_replica_pbitcell_array_test.py
+19_bank_select_pbitcell_test.py
+05_bitcell_1rw_1r_array_test.py
+05_bitcell_array_test.py
+05_dummy_array_test.py
+05_pbitcell_array_test.py
+06_hierarchical_decoder_pbitcell_test.py
+06_hierarchical_decoder_test.py
+06_hierarchical_predecode2x4_pbitcell_test.py
+06_hierarchical_predecode2x4_test.py
+06_hierarchical_predecode3x8_pbitcell_test.py
+06_hierarchical_predecode3x8_test.py
+06_hierarchical_predecode4x16_test.py
+04_dummy_pbitcell_test.py
+04_pbitcell_test.py
+04_precharge_pbitcell_test.py
+04_replica_pbitcell_test.py
+04_single_level_column_mux_pbitcell_test.py
+05_bitcell_1rw_1r_array_test.py
+05_bitcell_array_test.py
+05_dummy_array_test.py
+05_pbitcell_array_test.py
+05_pbitcell_array_test.py
+06_hierarchical_decoder_pbitcell_test.py
+06_hierarchical_decoder_pbitcell_test.py
+06_hierarchical_decoder_test.py
+06_hierarchical_predecode2x4_pbitcell_test.py
+06_hierarchical_predecode2x4_pbitcell_test.py
+06_hierarchical_predecode2x4_test.py
+06_hierarchical_predecode3x8_pbitcell_test.py
+06_hierarchical_predecode3x8_pbitcell_test.py
+06_hierarchical_predecode3x8_test.py
+06_hierarchical_predecode4x16_test.py
+07_single_level_column_mux_array_pbitcell_test.py
+08_wordline_driver_array_pbitcell_test.py
+09_sense_amp_array_test_pbitcell.py
+10_write_driver_array_pbitcell_test.py
+10_write_driver_array_wmask_pbitcell_test.py
+10_write_mask_and_array_pbitcell_test.py
+14_replica_pbitcell_array_test.py
+19_bank_select_pbitcell_test.py