diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0caa1a6..350a09a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ include:
 #commands to run in the Docker container before starting each job.
 before_script:
   - pip install -e .[dev]
-  - pip install bec-server
+  - git clone --branch $BEC_CORE_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec.git
+  - pip install -e ./bec/bec_lib[dev]
+  - pip install -e ./bec/bec_server[dev]
 
 # different stages in the pipeline
 stages:
@@ -34,8 +36,11 @@ stages:
 
 formatter:
   stage: Formatter
+  before_script:
+    - ''
   script:
     - pip install black isort
+    - pip install -e .[dev]
     - isort --check --diff ./
     - black --check --diff --color ./
 
@@ -43,7 +48,6 @@ pylint:
   stage: Formatter
   script:
     - pip install pylint pylint-exit anybadge
-    - pip install -e .[dev]
     - mkdir ./pylint
     - pylint ./ophyd_devices --output-format=text --output=./pylint/pylint.log | tee ./pylint/pylint.log || pylint-exit $?
     - PYLINT_SCORE=$(sed -n 's/^Your code has been rated at \([-0-9.]*\)\/.*/\1/p' ./pylint/pylint.log)
@@ -92,8 +96,6 @@ secret_detection:
 pytest:
   stage: test
   script:
-    - git clone --branch $BEC_CORE_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec.git
-    - pip install -e ./bec/bec_lib[dev]
     - pip install coverage
     - coverage run --source=./ophyd_devices -m pytest -v --junitxml=report.xml --random-order --full-trace ./tests
     - coverage report
@@ -106,6 +108,17 @@ pytest:
         coverage_format: cobertura
         path: coverage.xml
 
+config_test:
+  stage: test 
+  script:
+    - ophyd_test --config ./ophyd_devices/epics/db/ --output ./config_tests
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - ./config_tests
+    when: on_failure
+    expire_in: "30 days"
+  allow_failure: true
+
 tests-3.11:
   stage: AdditionalTests
   image: $CI_DEPENDENCY_PROXY_GROUP_IMAGE_PREFIX/python:3.11
diff --git a/ophyd_devices/utils/static_device_test.py b/ophyd_devices/utils/static_device_test.py
index 2f4ddd8..89e69c0 100644
--- a/ophyd_devices/utils/static_device_test.py
+++ b/ophyd_devices/utils/static_device_test.py
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@ from bec_lib.scibec_validator import SciBecValidator
 
 from ophyd_devices.utils.bec_device_base import BECDevice
 
-try:
-    from bec_plugins import devices as plugin_devices
-except ImportError:
-    plugin_devices = None
-
 try:
     from bec_server.device_server.devices.devicemanager import DeviceManagerDS as device_manager
 except ImportError: