diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5fafb19c0..77b33797c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ variables:
   Abaqus:                          "$Abaqus2017"
   MSC:                             "$MSC2018_1"
   IntelMarc:                       "$IntelCompiler17_0"
+  IntelAbaqus:                     "$IntelCompiler16_4"
   # ++++++++++++ Documentation +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
   Doxygen1_8_13:                   "Documentation/Doxygen/1.8.13"
   # ------------ Defaults ----------------------------------------------
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ SpectralExample:
 AbaqusExample:
   stage: example
   script:
-    - module load $IntelCompiler16_4 $Abaqus
+    - module load $IntelAbaqus $Abaqus
     - Abaqus_example/test.py
   only:
     - development
diff --git a/CONFIG b/CONFIG
index e2d81a9a7..13b75a768 100644
--- a/CONFIG
+++ b/CONFIG
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ set DAMASK_NUM_THREADS    = 4
 set MSC_ROOT              = /opt/msc
 set MARC_VERSION          = 2018.1
 
-set ABAQUS_VERSION        = 2018.1
+set ABAQUS_VERSION        = 2017
 
 set DAMASK_HDF5           = OFF