diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8e216346a..7809f9eeb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -391,22 +391,14 @@ Phenopowerlaw_singleSlip:
     - master
     - release
 
+
 ###################################################################################################
-Marc_compileIfort2018_1:
+Marc_compileIfort:
   stage: compileMarc
   script:
-    - module load $IntelMarc $HDF5Marc $MSC2018_1
+    - module load $IntelMarc $HDF5Marc $MSC
     - export DAMASK_HDF5=ON
-    - Marc_compileIfort/test.py -m 2018.1
-  except:
-    - master
-    - release
-Marc_compileIfort2019:
-  stage: compileMarc
-  script:
-    - module load $IntelMarc $HDF5Marc $MSC2019
-    - export DAMASK_HDF5=ON
-    - Marc_compileIfort/test.py -m 2019
+    - Marc_compileIfort/test.py
   except:
     - master
     - release
diff --git a/python/damask/solver/marc.py b/python/damask/solver/marc.py
index ca4ed3461..778294d0a 100644
--- a/python/damask/solver/marc.py
+++ b/python/damask/solver/marc.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import damask
 class Marc(Solver):
   """Wrapper to run DAMASK with MSCMarc."""
 
-  def __init__(self,version=float(damask.Environment().options['MARC_VERSION'])):
+  def __init__(self,version=damask.Environment().options['MARC_VERSION']):
     """
     Create a Marc solver object.
     
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Marc(Solver):
 
     """
     self.solver  ='Marc'
-    self.version = float(damask.environment.Environment().options['MARC_VERSION'])
+    self.version = damask.environment.Environment().options['MARC_VERSION']
 
 
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