diff --git a/scripts/ci_build_and_test_in_container.sh b/scripts/ci_build_and_test_in_container.sh
index 47216457abd..456a3557a58 100755
--- a/scripts/ci_build_and_test_in_container.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci_build_and_test_in_container.sh
@@ -80,14 +80,15 @@ args=$(or_die getopt -a -o h --long build-exe-only,cmake-build-type:,code-covera
 BUILD_EXE_ONLY=false
 GEOSX_INSTALL_SCHEMA=true
 HOST_CONFIG="host-configs/environment.cmake"
-ENABLE_HYPRE=ON
+ENABLE_HYPRE=OFF
 ENABLE_HYPRE_DEVICE=CPU
+GEOSX_LA_INTERFACE=Trilinos
 RUN_UNIT_TESTS=true
 RUN_INTEGRATED_TESTS=false
 UPLOAD_TEST_BASELINES=false
 TEST_CODE_STYLE=false
 TEST_DOCUMENTATION=false
-ENABLE_TRILINOS=OFF
+ENABLE_TRILINOS=ON
 CODE_COVERAGE=false
 NPROC="$(nproc)"
 
@@ -144,6 +145,10 @@ if [[ -z "${GEOSX_DIR}" ]]; then
   GEOSX_DIR=/dev/null
 fi
 
+if [[ "${ENABLE_HYPRE}" = ON ]]; then
+  GEOSX_LA_INTERFACE=Hypre
+fi
+
 if [[ ! -z "${SCCACHE_CREDS}" ]]; then
   # The credential json file is available at the root of the geos repository.
   # We hereafter create the config file that points to it.
@@ -239,6 +244,7 @@ or_die python3 scripts/config-build.py \
                -DENABLE_HYPRE=${ENABLE_HYPRE} \
                -DENABLE_HYPRE_DEVICE=${ENABLE_HYPRE_DEVICE} \
                -DENABLE_TRILINOS=${ENABLE_TRILINOS} \
+               -DGEOSX_LA_INTERFACE:PATH=${GEOSX_LA_INTERFACE} \
                -DENABLE_COVERAGE=$([[ "${CODE_COVERAGE}" = true ]] && echo 1 || echo 0) \
                ${SCCACHE_CMAKE_ARGS} \
                ${ATS_CMAKE_ARGS}