diff --git a/benchmarks/imaging_ecal/config.yml b/benchmarks/imaging_ecal/config.yml
index 152a518db99bf290a28f9fe39b195cc87dd8b3df..b269fb0d4c75ae01d28e5559a435d128b812dc40 100644
--- a/benchmarks/imaging_ecal/config.yml
+++ b/benchmarks/imaging_ecal/config.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ imaging_ecal_electrons:
   stage: run
   script:
     - bash benchmarks/imaging_ecal/run_emcal_barrel.sh -t emcal_barrel_electrons -p "electron" -n 100
+  allow_failure: true
 
 imaging_ecal_photons:
   extends: .rec_benchmark
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ imaging_ecal_photons:
   stage: run
   script:
     - bash benchmarks/imaging_ecal/run_emcal_barrel.sh -t emcal_barrel_photons -p "photon" -n 100
+  allow_failure: true
 
 imaging_ecal_pions:
   extends: .rec_benchmark
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ imaging_ecal_pions:
   stage: run
   script:
     - bash benchmarks/imaging_ecal/run_emcal_barrel.sh -t emcal_barrel_pions -p "pion-" -n 100
+  allow_failure: true
 
 imaging_ecal_pion0:
   extends: .rec_benchmark
@@ -25,25 +28,27 @@ imaging_ecal_pion0:
   stage: run
   script:
     - bash benchmarks/imaging_ecal/run_imcal_pion0.sh -t imcal_barrel_pion0 -p "pion0" -n 100
+  allow_failure: true
 
-## SJJ removed as these are causing the CI to fail
-#imaging_ecal_pion_rejection:
-#  extends: .rec_benchmark
-#  timeout: 48 hours
-#  stage: run
-#  script:
-#    - compile_analyses.py imaging_ecal
-#    - bash benchmarks/imaging_ecal/run_emcal_barrel_pion_rej.sh -t emcal_barrel_pion_rej_electron -p "electron" -n 100
-#    - bash benchmarks/imaging_ecal/run_emcal_barrel_pion_rej.sh -t emcal_barrel_pion_rej_piminus -p "pion-" -n 100
+imaging_ecal_pion_rejection:
+  extends: .rec_benchmark
+  timeout: 48 hours
+  stage: run
+  script:
+    - compile_analyses.py imaging_ecal
+    - bash benchmarks/imaging_ecal/run_emcal_barrel_pion_rej.sh -t emcal_barrel_pion_rej_electron -p "electron" -n 100
+    - bash benchmarks/imaging_ecal/run_emcal_barrel_pion_rej.sh -t emcal_barrel_pion_rej_piminus -p "pion-" -n 100
+  allow_failure: true
 
-#imaging_ecal_pion_rejection:bench:
-#  extends: .rec_benchmark
-#  timeout: 1 hours
-#  stage: benchmarks2
-#  needs:
-#    - ["imaging_ecal_pion_rejection"]
-#  script:
-#    - ls -lhtR
-#    - compile_analyses.py imaging_ecal
-#    - root -b -q benchmarks/imaging_ecal/analysis/emcal_barrel_pion_rejection_analysis.cxx+
-#    #- bash run_pion_rej_analysis.sh
+imaging_ecal_pion_rejection:bench:
+  extends: .rec_benchmark
+  timeout: 1 hours
+  stage: benchmarks2
+  needs:
+    - ["imaging_ecal_pion_rejection"]
+  script:
+    - ls -lhtR
+    - compile_analyses.py imaging_ecal
+    - root -b -q benchmarks/imaging_ecal/analysis/emcal_barrel_pion_rejection_analysis.cxx+
+    #- bash run_pion_rej_analysis.sh
+  allow_failure: true