diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6febe47e49..7a9e8e44cc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ noether-cpu:
     - make -k -j$((NPROC_CPU / NPROC_POOL)) BACKENDS="$BACKENDS_CPU" JUNIT_BATCH="cpu" junit realsearch=%
 # Libraries for examples
 # -- PETSc (minimal)
-    - export PETSC_DIR=/projects/petsc PETSC_ARCH=mpich-cpu && git -C $PETSC_DIR -c safe.directory=$PETSC_DIR describe
+    - export PETSC_DIR=/projects/petsc PETSC_ARCH=mpich-cpu-int64 && git -C $PETSC_DIR -c safe.directory=$PETSC_DIR describe
     - echo "-------------- PETSc ---------------" && make -C $PETSC_DIR info
     - make -k -j$((NPROC_CPU / NPROC_POOL)) BACKENDS="$BACKENDS_CPU" JUNIT_BATCH="cpu" junit search="petsc fluids-navierstokes solids"
 # -- MFEM v4.7