diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index b650a173f376307143a2c0e9ff534463398ab498..38abd0a983108402af2b2ddf1ced534a0cb79855 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -50,41 +50,6 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
         help="Skips tests marked as requiring myMDC access",
     )
 
-    parser.addoption(
-        "--release-test",
-        action="store_true",
-        default=False,
-        help="Start release test for all supported calibration notebooks",
-    )
-    detectors_choices = []
-    for k in ['agipd', 'jungfrau', 'pnccd', 'epix100', 'all']:
-        detectors_choices += [k, k.upper()]
-    parser.addoption(
-        "--detectors",
-        action='append',
-        choices=detectors_choices,
-    )
-
-    parser.addoption(
-        "--calibration",
-        type=str,
-        choices=['correct', 'dark', 'all'],
-        default='all',
-    )
-
-    parser.addoption(
-        "--no-numerical-validation",
-        action="store_true",
-        default=False,
-        help="Skips tests for numerical validation for produced h5files.",
-    )
-
-    parser.addoption(
-        "--picked-test",
-        type=str,
-        default=None,
-    )
-
 
 def pytest_configure(config):
     config.addinivalue_line(
@@ -102,26 +67,6 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
         "requires_mdc(): marks skips for tests that require calDB access",
     )
 
-    config.addinivalue_line(
-        "markers",
-        "manual_run(): marks skips for tests that required to be run manually",
-    )
-
-    config.addinivalue_line(
-        "markers",
-        "manual_run(): marks skips for tests that required to be run manually",
-    )
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def release_test_config(request):
-    detectors = request.config.getoption("--detectors")
-    calibration = request.config.getoption("--calibration")
-    skip_numerical_validation = request.config.getoption(
-        "--no-numerical-validation")
-    picked_test = request.config.getoption("--picked-test")
-    return detectors, calibration, picked_test, skip_numerical_validation
-
 
 @lru_cache()
 def server_reachable(server: str = "max-exfl-cal002"):
@@ -148,9 +93,3 @@ def pytest_runtest_setup(item):
         item.config.getoption("--no-mdc")
     ):
         pytest.skip("myMDC not available")
-
-    if (
-        list(item.iter_markers(name="manual_run")) and
-        not item.config.getoption("--release-test")
-    ):
-        pytest.skip("Test initialized manually")
diff --git a/tests/test_reference_runs/__init__.py b/tests/test_reference_runs/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/tests/test_reference_runs/callab_tests.py b/tests/test_reference_runs/callab_tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5a9454acb02ca60ac53d0afadfba5409e3edcfd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_reference_runs/callab_tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,394 @@
+automated_test_config = {
+    "SPB_DET_AGIPD1M-1-CORRECT-FIXED":
+    {
+        "det_type": "AGIPD",
+        "cal_type": "CORRECT",
+        "config":
+        {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/SPB/202131/p900215/raw",
+            "run": "95",
+            "karabo-id-control": "SPB_IRU_AGIPD1M1",
+            "karabo-id": "SPB_DET_AGIPD1M-1",
+            "slurm-mem": "750",
+            "ctrl-source-template": "{}/MDL/FPGA_COMP",
+        },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}"
+    },
+    "SPB_DET_AGIPD1M-1-DARK-FIXED":
+    {
+        "det_type": "AGIPD",
+        "cal_type": "DARK",
+        "config":
+        {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/SPB/202131/p900215/raw",
+            "run-high": "91",
+            "run-med": "92",
+            "run-low": "93",
+            "karabo-id-control": "SPB_IRU_AGIPD1M1",
+            "karabo-id": "SPB_DET_AGIPD1M-1",
+            "slurm-mem": "750",
+            "ctrl-source-template": "{}/MDL/FPGA_COMP",
+        },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+    },
+    "SPB_DET_AGIPD1M-1-CORRECT-ADAPTIVE":{
+        "det_type": "AGIPD",
+        "cal_type": "CORRECT",
+        "config":
+        {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/SPB/202131/p900215/raw",
+            "run": "262",
+            "karabo-id-control": "SPB_IRU_AGIPD1M1",
+            "karabo-id": "SPB_DET_AGIPD1M-1",
+            "slurm-mem": "750",
+            "ctrl-source-template": "{}/MDL/FPGA_COMP",
+        },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+    },
+    "SPB_DET_AGIPD1M-1-DARK-ADAPTIVE":
+    {
+        "det_type": "AGIPD",
+        "cal_type": "DARK",
+        "config":
+        {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/SPB/202131/p900215/raw",
+            "run-high": "216",
+            "run-med": "217",
+            "run-low": "218",
+            "karabo-id-control": "SPB_IRU_AGIPD1M1",
+            "karabo-id": "SPB_DET_AGIPD1M-1",
+            "slurm-mem": "750",
+            "ctrl-source-template": "{}/MDL/FPGA_COMP",
+        },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+    },
+
+    "MID_DET_AGIPD1M-1-CORRECT-ADAPTIVE":
+    {
+        "det_type": "AGIPD",
+        "cal_type": "CORRECT",
+        "config":
+        {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/MID/202121/p002929/raw",
+            "run": "21",
+            "karabo-id-control": "MID_EXP_AGIPD1M1",
+            "karabo-id": "MID_DET_AGIPD1M-1",
+            "slurm-mem": "750",
+            "ctrl-source-template": "{}/MDL/FPGA_COMP",
+        },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+    },
+    "MID_DET_AGIPD1M-1-DARK-ADAPTIVE":
+    {
+        "det_type": "AGIPD",
+        "cal_type": "DARK",
+        "config":
+        {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/MID/202121/p002929/raw",
+            "run-high": "4",
+            "run-med": "5",
+            "run-low": "6",
+            "karabo-id-control": "MID_EXP_AGIPD1M1",
+            "karabo-id": "MID_DET_AGIPD1M-1",
+            "slurm-mem": "750",
+            "ctrl-source-template": "{}/MDL/FPGA_COMP",
+        },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+    },
+    "HED_DET_AGIPD500K2G-CORRECT-ADAPTIVE":
+    {
+        "det_type": "AGIPD",
+        "cal_type": "CORRECT",
+        "config":
+        {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/HED/202131/p900228/raw",
+            "run": "29",
+            "karabo-id-control": "HED_EXP_AGIPD500K2G",
+            "karabo-id": "HED_DET_AGIPD500K2G",
+            "slurm-mem": "750",
+            "ctrl-source-template": "{}/MDL/FPGA_COMP",
+        },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+    },
+    "HED_DET_AGIPD500K2G-DARK-ADAPTIVE":{
+        "det_type": "AGIPD",
+        "cal_type": "DARK",
+        "config":
+        {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/HED/202131/p900228/raw",
+            "run-high": "25",
+            "run-med": "26",
+            "run-low": "27",
+            "karabo-id-control": "HED_EXP_AGIPD500K2G",
+            "karabo-id": "HED_DET_AGIPD500K2G",
+            "slurm-mem": "750",
+            "ctrl-source-template": "{}/MDL/FPGA_COMP",
+        },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+    },
+    "MID_DET_AGIPD1M-1-CORRECT-SELECT_CELLS_CM":
+    {
+        "det_type": "AGIPD",
+        "cal_type": "CORRECT",
+        "config":
+        {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/MID/202121/p002929/raw",
+            "run": "21",
+            "max-pulses": [0, 160, 2],
+            "common-mode": True,
+            "karabo-id-control": "MID_EXP_AGIPD1M1",
+            "karabo-id": "MID_DET_AGIPD1M-1",
+            "slurm-mem": "750",
+            "ctrl-source-template": "{}/MDL/FPGA_COMP",
+        },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+    },
+    "MID_DET_AGIPD1M-1-CORRECT-SELECT_CELLS_NOCM":
+    {
+        "det_type": "AGIPD",
+        "cal_type": "CORRECT",
+        "config":
+            {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/MID/202121/p002929/raw",
+            "run": "21",
+                "max-pulses": [0, 160, 2],
+
+            "no-common-mode": True,
+            "karabo-id-control": "MID_EXP_AGIPD1M1",
+            "karabo-id": "MID_DET_AGIPD1M-1",
+            "slurm-mem": "750",
+            "ctrl-source-template": "{}/MDL/FPGA_COMP",
+            },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+    },
+    "FXE_XAD_JF500K-DARK-SINGLE":
+    {
+        "det_type": "JUNGFRAU",
+        "cal_type": "DARK",
+        "config":
+            {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/FXE/202101/p002478/raw/",
+            "run-high": "47",
+            "run-med": "48",
+            "run-low": "49",
+            "karabo-id-control": "",
+            "karabo-id": "FXE_XAD_JF500K",
+            "karabo-da": "JNGFR03",
+            },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+    },
+    "FXE_XAD_JF500K-CORRECT-SINGLE":
+    {
+        "det_type": "JUNGFRAU",
+        "cal_type": "CORRECT",
+        "config":
+            {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/FXE/202101/p002478/raw/",
+            "run": "52",
+            "karabo-id-control": "",
+            "karabo-id": "FXE_XAD_JF500K",
+            "karabo-da": "JNGFR03",
+            },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+    },
+    "FXE_XAD_JF1M-DARK-BURST":
+    {
+        "det_type": "JUNGFRAU",
+        "cal_type": "DARK",
+        "config":
+            {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/FXE/202131/p900226/raw/",
+            "run-high": "108",
+            "run-med": "109",
+            "run-low": "110",
+            "karabo-id-control": "",
+            "karabo-id": "FXE_XAD_JF1M",
+            "karabo-da": ["JNGFR01", "JNGFR02"],
+            },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+    },
+    "FXE_XAD_JF1M-CORRECT-BURST":
+    {
+        "det_type": "JUNGFRAU",
+        "cal_type": "CORRECT",
+        "config":
+        {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/FXE/202131/p900226/raw",
+            "run": "106",
+            "karabo-id-control": "",
+            "karabo-id": "FXE_XAD_JF1M",
+            "karabo-da": ["JNGFR01", "JNGFR02"],
+        },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+    },
+    "FXE_XAD_JF1M-DARK-SINGLE":
+    {
+        "det_type": "JUNGFRAU",
+        "cal_type": "DARK",
+        "config":
+        {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/FXE/202101/p002478/raw/",
+            "run-high": "47",
+            "run-med": "48",
+            "run-low": "49",
+            "karabo-id-control": "",
+            "karabo-id": "FXE_XAD_JF1M",
+            "karabo-da": ["JNGFR01", "JNGFR02"],
+        },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+    },
+    "FXE_XAD_JF1M-CORRECT-SINGLE":
+    {
+        "det_type": "JUNGFRAU",
+        "cal_type": "CORRECT",
+        "config":
+            {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/FXE/202101/p002478/raw/",
+            "run": "52",
+            "karabo-id-control": "",
+            "karabo-id": "FXE_XAD_JF1M",
+            "karabo-da": ["JNGFR01", "JNGFR02"],
+            },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+    },
+    "SPB_IRDA_JF4M-CORRECT-SINGLE":
+    {
+        "det_type": "JUNGFRAU",
+        "cal_type": "CORRECT",
+        "config":
+                {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/SPB/202130/p900204/raw",
+            "run": "91",
+            "karabo-id-control": "",
+            "karabo-id": "SPB_IRDA_JF4M",
+            "karabo-da": [
+                "JNGFR01", "JNGFR02", "JNGFR03", "JNGFR04",
+                "JNGFR05", "JNGFR06", "JNGFR07", "JNGFR08"
+            ],
+                },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+    },
+    "SPB_IRDA_JF4M-DARK-ADAPTIVE":
+    {
+        "det_type": "JUNGFRAU",
+        "cal_type": "DARK",
+        "config":
+            {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/SPB/202130/p900204/raw",
+            "run-high": "88",
+            "run-med": "89",
+            "run-low": "90",
+            "karabo-id-control": "",
+            "karabo-id": "SPB_IRDA_JF4M",
+            "karabo-da": [
+                "JNGFR01", "JNGFR02", "JNGFR03", "JNGFR04",
+                "JNGFR05", "JNGFR06", "JNGFR07", "JNGFR08"
+            ],
+            },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+    },
+    "HED_IA1_JF500K1-CORRECT-ADAPTIVE":
+    {
+        "det_type": "JUNGFRAU",
+        "cal_type": "CORRECT",
+        "config":
+            {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/HED/202102/p002656/raw",
+            "run": "230",
+            "karabo-id": "HED_IA1_JF500K1",
+            "karabo-da": "JNGFR01",
+            },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+    },
+    "HED_IA1_JF500K1-DARK-ADAPTIVE":
+    {
+        "det_type": "JUNGFRAU",
+        "cal_type": "DARK",
+        "config":
+            {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/HED/202102/p002656/raw",
+            "run-high": "219",
+            "run-med": "220",
+            "run-low": "221",
+            "karabo-id": "HED_IA1_JF500K1",
+            "karabo-da": "JNGFR01",
+            },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+    },
+    "HED_IA1_EPX100-1-CORRECT":
+    {
+        "det_type": "EPIX100",
+        "cal_type": "CORRECT",
+        "config":
+        {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/HED/202102/p002656/raw",
+            "run": "230",
+            "karabo-id": "HED_IA1_EPX100-1",
+            "karabo-da": "EPIX01",
+        },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+    },
+    "HED_IA1_EPX100-1-DARK":
+    {
+        "det_type": "EPIX100",
+        "cal_type": "DARK",
+        "config":
+        {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/HED/202102/p002656/raw",
+            "run": "219",
+            "karabo-id": "HED_IA1_EPX100-1",
+            "karabo-da": "EPIX01",
+        },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+    },
+    "SQS_NQS_PNCCD1MP-CORRECT":
+    {
+        "det_type": "PNCCD",
+        "cal_type": "CORRECT",
+        "config":
+        {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/SQS/202031/p900166/raw",
+            "run": "347",
+            "karabo-id": "SQS_NQS_PNCCD1MP",
+            "karabo-da": "PNCCD01",
+        },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}"
+    },
+    "SQS_NQS_PNCCD1MP-DARK":
+    {
+        "det_type": "PNCCD",
+        "cal_type": "DARK",
+        "config":
+        {
+            "out-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+            "in-folder": "/gpfs/exfel/exp/SQS/202031/p900166/raw",
+            "run": "345",
+            "karabo-id": "SQS_NQS_PNCCD1MP",
+            "karabo-da": "PNCCD01",
+        },
+        "reference-folder": "{}/{}/{}",
+    },
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/callab_tests.yaml b/tests/test_reference_runs/callab_tests.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/callab_tests.yaml
rename to tests/test_reference_runs/callab_tests.yaml
diff --git a/tests/test_reference_runs/conftest.py b/tests/test_reference_runs/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..21d55eabc8868642d85a63d7129ef4bf73afbeef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_reference_runs/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import pytest
+
+
+def pytest_addoption(parser):
+
+    parser.addoption(
+        "--release-test",
+        action="store_true",
+        default=False,
+        help="Start release test for all supported calibration notebooks",
+    )
+    detectors_choices = []
+    for k in ['agipd', 'jungfrau', 'pnccd', 'epix100', 'all']:
+        detectors_choices += [k, k.upper()]
+    parser.addoption(
+        "--detectors",
+        action='append',
+        choices=detectors_choices,
+        default=['all'],
+    )
+
+    parser.addoption(
+        "--calibration",
+        type=str,
+        choices=['correct', 'dark', 'all'],
+        default='all',
+    )
+
+    parser.addoption(
+        "--no-numerical-validation",
+        action="store_true",
+        default=False,
+        help="Skips tests for numerical validation for produced h5files.",
+    )
+
+    parser.addoption(
+        "--picked-test",
+        type=str,
+        default=None,
+    )
+
+    parser.addoption(
+        "--out-folder",
+        type=str,
+    )
+
+    parser.addoption(
+        "--reference-folder",
+        type=str,
+    )
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def release_test_config(request):
+    detectors = request.config.getoption("--detectors")
+    calibration = request.config.getoption("--calibration")
+    skip_numerical_validation = request.config.getoption(
+        "--no-numerical-validation")
+    picked_test = request.config.getoption("--picked-test")
+    return detectors, calibration, picked_test, skip_numerical_validation
+
+
+def pytest_configure(config):
+    config.addinivalue_line(
+        "markers",
+        "manual_run(): marks skips for tests that required to be run manually",
+    )
+
+
+def pytest_runtest_setup(item):
+    if (
+        list(item.iter_markers(name="manual_run")) and
+        not item.config.getoption("--release-test")
+    ):
+        pytest.skip("Test initialized manually")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_pre_deployment.py b/tests/test_reference_runs/test_pre_deployment.py
similarity index 94%
rename from tests/test_pre_deployment.py
rename to tests/test_reference_runs/test_pre_deployment.py
index 99465fae7aa42d1be978cd77772da3796e1a3745..5258ee46d8e16f1d14ea617a9c01daad7abb5955 100644
--- a/tests/test_pre_deployment.py
+++ b/tests/test_reference_runs/test_pre_deployment.py
@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@ import yaml
 import xfel_calibrate.calibrate as calibrate
 from cal_tools import h5_copy_except
 
-REFERENCE_FOLDER = "/gpfs/exfel/data/scratch/ahmedk/test/release_test_3.5.0b3/"
-OUT_FOLDER = "/gpfs/exfel/data/scratch/ahmedk/test/3.5.1test1/"
-
-with open("./tests/callab_tests.yaml", "r") as f:
-    callab_test_dict = yaml.load(f)
+from .callab_tests import automated_test_config
 
 
 def file_md5(
@@ -151,8 +147,8 @@ def parse_config(
 @pytest.mark.manual_run
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "test_key, val_dict",
-    list(callab_test_dict.items()),
-    ids=list(callab_test_dict.keys()),
+    list(automated_test_config.items()),
+    ids=list(automated_test_config.keys()),
 )
 def test_xfel_calibrate(
     test_key: str, val_dict: dict,
@@ -168,8 +164,8 @@ def test_xfel_calibrate(
     """
 
     (
-        detectors, calibration,
-        picked_test, skip_numerical_validation
+        detectors, calibration, picked_test,
+        skip_numerical_validation, reference_dir_base, out_dir_base,
     ) = release_test_config
 
     cal_type = val_dict["cal_type"]
@@ -196,11 +192,11 @@ def test_xfel_calibrate(
     cal_conf["report-to"] = report_name
 
     out_folder = pathlib.Path(cal_conf["out-folder"].format(
-        OUT_FOLDER, cal_conf["karabo-id"], test_key))
+        out_dir_base, cal_conf["karabo-id"], test_key))
     cmd = parse_config(cmd, cal_conf, out_folder)
 
     reference_folder = pathlib.Path(val_dict["reference-folder"].format(
-        REFERENCE_FOLDER, cal_conf["karabo-id"], test_key))
+        reference_dir_base, cal_conf["karabo-id"], test_key))
 
     cmd += ["--slurm-name", test_key]
     f = io.StringIO()