diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/test.yml b/.gitlab/ci/test.yml
index fbd3e17708..2ae99924c4 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/test.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/test.yml
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ tests_armhf_esp32p4:
     - job: build_linux_arm64_test
   variables:
     CHIP_NAME: "esp32p4"
-    TEST_RUN_EXTRA_OPTS: "-i latest -b esp32p4-ftdi -p test_apptrace*.*Dual test_bp*.*Dual test_step*.*Dual"
+    TEST_RUN_EXTRA_OPTS: "-i latest -b esp32p4-ftdi -p test_apptrace*.*Dual test_bp*.*Dual test_step*.*Dual test_sysview*.*Dual test_semihost*.*Dual"
 
 
 ##############
diff --git a/testing/esp/debug_backend_tests.py b/testing/esp/debug_backend_tests.py
index 16a787e9aa..32558a800e 100644
--- a/testing/esp/debug_backend_tests.py
+++ b/testing/esp/debug_backend_tests.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def skip_for_chip_and_ver(ver_str, chips_to_skip):
             v1 = repr(testee_info.idf_ver).split('.')
             v2 = ver_str.split('.')
             # check major and minor numbers only.
-            if v1[0] == v2[0] and v1[1] == v2[1]:
+            if v1 == v2 or (v1[0] == v2[0] and v1[1] == v2[1]):
                 skip = True
     return unittest.skipIf(skip, "for the '%s' for the IDF_VER='%s'" % (id, testee_info.idf_ver))
 
diff --git a/testing/esp/test_apps/gen_ut_app/configs/svtrace_dual b/testing/esp/test_apps/gen_ut_app/configs/svtrace_dual
index aae5afde82..f9dc6e41f9 100644
--- a/testing/esp/test_apps/gen_ut_app/configs/svtrace_dual
+++ b/testing/esp/test_apps/gen_ut_app/configs/svtrace_dual
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ CONFIG_SYSVIEW_EVT_TASK_TERMINATE_ENABLE=y
 CONFIG_SYSVIEW_EVT_IDLE_ENABLE=y
 CONFIG_SYSVIEW_EVT_TIMER_ENTER_ENABLE=y
 CONFIG_SYSVIEW_EVT_TIMER_EXIT_ENABLE=y
+CONFIG_FREERTOS_ISR_STACKSIZE=2048
diff --git a/testing/esp/test_apps/gen_ut_app/configs/svtrace_single b/testing/esp/test_apps/gen_ut_app/configs/svtrace_single
index 1a4707ac23..3f96254a19 100644
--- a/testing/esp/test_apps/gen_ut_app/configs/svtrace_single
+++ b/testing/esp/test_apps/gen_ut_app/configs/svtrace_single
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ CONFIG_SYSVIEW_EVT_TASK_TERMINATE_ENABLE=y
 CONFIG_SYSVIEW_EVT_IDLE_ENABLE=y
 CONFIG_SYSVIEW_EVT_TIMER_ENTER_ENABLE=y
 CONFIG_SYSVIEW_EVT_TIMER_EXIT_ENABLE=y
+CONFIG_FREERTOS_ISR_STACKSIZE=2048
diff --git a/testing/esp/test_semihost.py b/testing/esp/test_semihost.py
index a67330f195..1cfe5a09d4 100644
--- a/testing/esp/test_semihost.py
+++ b/testing/esp/test_semihost.py
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ def test_semihost_custom(self):
             mtime = os.path.getmtime(self.fout_names[i])
             self.assertTrue(mtime == 456789)
 
+    # OCD-1006
+    @skip_for_chip(['esp32p4'])
     def test_semihost_with_fileio(self):
         """
         This test checks that gdb fileIO working as expected.
@@ -227,6 +229,8 @@ def test_semihost_with_fileio(self):
             get_logger().info('Compare files [%s, %s]', self.gdb_io_out_names[i], self.gdb_io_in_names[i])
             self.assertTrue(filecmp.cmp(self.gdb_io_out_names[i], self.gdb_io_in_names[i]))
 
+    # OCD-1006
+    @skip_for_chip(['esp32p4'])
     def test_semihost_with_consoleio(self):
         """
         This test checks that gdb consoleIO working as expected.