diff --git a/CI/hortense_EESSI_ss/ci_config.sh b/CI/hortense_EESSI_ss/ci_config.sh
index 6ecaad39..bd407515 100644
--- a/CI/hortense_EESSI_ss/ci_config.sh
+++ b/CI/hortense_EESSI_ss/ci_config.sh
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 # Configurable items
-if [ -z "${TEST_SUITE_PARTITION}" ]; then
-   echo "You have to indicate on which partition the test-suite will run on vsc-Hortense"
-   echo "This environment variable needs to be set TEST_SUITE_PARTITION=cpu_rome_256gb"
-   echo "Can only set to 'cpu_rome_256gb' untill new functionality of 'sched_options' is part of"
-   echo "the ReFrame release https://github.com/reframe-hpc/reframe/issues/2970"
-   exit 1
+if [ -z "${UNSET_MODULEPATH}" ]; then
+    export UNSET_MODULEPATH=False
+    module --force purge
 fi
 
-if [ -z "${REFRAME_ARGS}" ]; then
-    REFRAME_ARGS="--tag CI --tag 1_core --system hortense:${TEST_SUITE_PARTITION}"
+if [[ "$TEST_SUITE_PARTITION" == "GPU" ]]; then
+    if [ -z "${SET_LOCAL_MODULE_ENV}"]; then
+         export SET_LOCAL_MODULE_ENV=True
+    fi
+    if [ -z "${LOCAL_MODULES}"]; then
+         export LOCAL_MODULES="env/slurm/dodrio/gpu_rome_a100"
+         module use /cvmfs/software.eessi.io/versions/2023.06/software/linux/x86_64/amd/zen2/accel/nvidia/cc80/modules/all
+    fi
 fi
 
-if [ -z "${UNSET_MODULEPATH}" ]; then
-    export UNSET_MODULEPATH=False
-    module --force purge
+if [ -z "${REFRAME_ARGS}" ]; then
+    REFRAME_ARGS="--tag CI --tag 1_core"
 fi
 
 if [ -z "${USE_EESSI_SOFTWARE_STACK}" ]; then
@@ -29,5 +31,5 @@ if [ -z "${SET_LOCAL_MODULE_ENV}"]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -z "${LOCAL_MODULES}"]; then
-    export LOCAL_MODULES="env/vsc/dodrio/${TEST_SUITE_PARTITION} env/slurm/dodrio/${TEST_SUITE_PARTITION}"
+    export LOCAL_MODULES="env/slurm/dodrio/cpu_rome"
 fi
diff --git a/config/vsc_hortense.py b/config/vsc_hortense.py
index c885d4ee..7f74f79d 100644
--- a/config/vsc_hortense.py
+++ b/config/vsc_hortense.py
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ def command(self, job):
             'descr': 'Hortense',
             'hostnames': ['login.*.dodrio.os'],
             'modules_system': 'lmod',
+            # Need to set the environment variable to be able to submit to GPU_partitions
+            # see https://github.com/EESSI/test-suite/issues/242
+            'env_vars': [['SLURM_CONF', '/etc/slurm/slurm.conf_dodrio']],
             'partitions': [
                 {
                     'name': 'cpu_rome',
@@ -145,7 +148,10 @@ def command(self, job):
                 {
                     'name': 'gpu_rome_a100_40',
                     'scheduler': 'slurm',
-                    'prepare_cmds': [prepare_eessi_init, common_eessi_init()],
+                    'prepare_cmds': [
+                        prepare_eessi_init,
+                        common_eessi_init(),
+                    ],
                     'access': hortense_access + ['--partition=gpu_rome_a100_40'],
                     'sched_options': {
                         'sched_access_in_submit': True,
@@ -185,7 +191,10 @@ def command(self, job):
                 {
                     'name': 'gpu_rome_a100_80',
                     'scheduler': 'slurm',
-                    'prepare_cmds': [prepare_eessi_init, common_eessi_init()],
+                    'prepare_cmds': [
+                        prepare_eessi_init,
+                        common_eessi_init(),
+                    ],
                     'access': hortense_access + ['--partition=gpu_rome_a100_80'],
                     'sched_options': {
                         'sched_access_in_submit': True,