diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1baaa88..5459fe1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ build_and_test_qemu:
     - export MQTT_PUBLISH_MSG_len_1=2   MQTT_PUBLISH_MSG_repeat_1=50
     - export MQTT_PUBLISH_MSG_len_2=128 MQTT_PUBLISH_MSG_repeat_2=2
     - export MQTT_PUBLISH_MSG_len_3=20  MQTT_PUBLISH_MSG_repeat_3=20
-    - python Runner.py $TEST_PATH -c $TEST_PATH/publish_connect_mqtt_qemu.yml -e $TEST_PATH/env.yml
+    - python Runner.py $TEST_PATH -c $MQTT_PATH/ci/publish_connect_mqtt_qemu.yml -e $TEST_PATH/env.yml
 
 push_master_to_github:
   stage: deploy
diff --git a/ci/publish_connect_mqtt_qemu.yml b/ci/publish_connect_mqtt_qemu.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a8cd50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/publish_connect_mqtt_qemu.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+CaseConfig:
+- name: test_app_protocol_mqtt_publish_connect
+  overwrite:
+    dut:
+      class: ESP32QEMUDUT
+      package: ttfw_idf
+