diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f3bb42aa41f67df51fa58f7cc1fe2b342b10fdb3..dc0bdd7bf5bb2d37fc486b3f627f107e2371c92c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ benchmarks_and_profiling:
         - tests
     stage: benchmarks_and_profiling
     only:
-#        refs:
-#            - master
         variables:
             - $BENCHMARKS_AND_PROFILING
     script:
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index b64a20a8db0e6e3df846a0c05bd1e372f93f9136..4d214b16a70410f1964e1611640dd26d20b89571 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ setenv =
     PYTHONPATH = {toxinidir}
 passenv =
     DISPLAY
+    XAUTHORITY
 ; HTTP_PROXY+HTTPS_PROXY required behind corporate proxies
     HTTP_PROXY
     HTTPS_PROXY
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ setenv =
     PYTHONPATH = {toxinidir}
 passenv =
     DISPLAY
+    XAUTHORITY
 ; HTTP_PROXY+HTTPS_PROXY required behind corporate proxies
     HTTP_PROXY
     HTTPS_PROXY