diff --git a/static_core/tests/tests-u-runner-2/runner/suites/test_standard_flow.py b/static_core/tests/tests-u-runner-2/runner/suites/test_standard_flow.py
index 068e73086ee02374e3f479a1927630ae34d2eb79..99be527d38c8dad197f2d4a91d5e1b051204a28b 100644
--- a/static_core/tests/tests-u-runner-2/runner/suites/test_standard_flow.py
+++ b/static_core/tests/tests-u-runner-2/runner/suites/test_standard_flow.py
@@ -265,9 +265,8 @@ class TestStandardFlow(Test):
             return step
         new_step = copy.copy(step)
         new_step.args = step.args[:]
-        if self.dependent_tests:
-            new_step.args = self.__add_boot_panda_files(new_step.args)
-            return new_step
+        # enable verifier
+        new_step.args.insert(-2, "--verification-mode=ahead-of-time")
 
         new_step.args.insert(-2, self.__add_panda_files())
         return new_step
diff --git a/static_core/tests/tests-u-runner-2/runner/test/launches_test/options_test.py b/static_core/tests/tests-u-runner-2/runner/test/launches_test/options_test.py
index 7a1dc8b64b47533a7103b8cf79c82658e76093a5..cf501c9c8309197683d5d327cb37ef45b4581eab 100644
--- a/static_core/tests/tests-u-runner-2/runner/test/launches_test/options_test.py
+++ b/static_core/tests/tests-u-runner-2/runner/test/launches_test/options_test.py
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ class OptionsTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(parts), 1 + len(checked))
         self.assertTrue(all(self.compare_list(parts[1:], checked)))
 
+    def check_boot_panda_files_ark(self, arg: str) -> None:
+        parts = arg.split(":")
+        self.assertEqual(len(parts), 1)
+        self.assertTrue('stdlib' in parts[0])
+
     @patch('runner.utils.get_config_workflow_folder', lambda: OptionsTest.data_folder)
     @patch('runner.utils.get_config_test_suite_folder', lambda: OptionsTest.data_folder)
     @patch('sys.argv', ["runner.sh", "panda", "test_suite1"])
@@ -240,9 +245,7 @@ class OptionsTest(TestCase):
                     boot_panda_files = arg[0] \
                         if len(arg := [arg for arg in new_step.args if arg.startswith("--boot-panda-files=")]) > 0 \
                         else ""
-                    self.check_boot_panda_files(
-                        ['intermediate/test2_dependent_test2.ets.abc', 'intermediate/test2.ets.abc'],
-                        boot_panda_files)
+                    self.check_boot_panda_files_ark(boot_panda_files)
 
         # clear up
         shutil.rmtree(work_dir.root, ignore_errors=True)