diff --git a/tools/dashboard/dashboard.conf b/tools/dashboard/dashboard.conf
index 8dd30a0918..e155aeab34 100644
--- a/tools/dashboard/dashboard.conf
+++ b/tools/dashboard/dashboard.conf
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ report_url:  https://storage.googleapis.com/cp2k-ci/dashboard_openmpi-psmp_repor
 [spack]
 sortkey:     1033
 name:        Spack
+timeout:     170
 host:        GCP
 report_url:  https://storage.googleapis.com/cp2k-ci/dashboard_spack_report.txt
 
diff --git a/tools/docker/cp2k-ci.conf b/tools/docker/cp2k-ci.conf
index 19aef12007..b2362b0609 100644
--- a/tools/docker/cp2k-ci.conf
+++ b/tools/docker/cp2k-ci.conf
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ cpu:          32
 nodepools:    pool-t2d-32
 build_path:   /
 dockerfile:   /tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_spack
+trigger_path: spack
 
 [fedora-psmp]
 display_name: Fedora