diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8d6e40e20173b537dbbdb1e042ed09681e190b88..f96e8133b62061d52d29b283bad2d1e52bd8e442 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -28,9 +28,17 @@ before_script:
     - export GST_REGISTRY_1_0="${GSTLAL_DIR}/registry.bin"
     - export CCACHE_DIR=${PWD}/ccache
     
+    # Define MKL environment variables:
+    - export MKLROOT="/opt/intel/compilers_and_libraries_2018.3.222/linux/mkl"
+    - export LIBRARY_PATH="/opt/intel/compilers_and_libraries_2018.3.222/linux/tbb/lib/intel64_lin/gcc4.7:/opt/intel/compilers_and_libraries_2018.3.222/linux/compiler/lib/intel64_lin:/opt/intel/compilers_and_libraries_2018.3.222/linux/mkl/lib/intel64_lin"
+    - export CPATH="/opt/intel/compilers_and_libraries_2018.3.222/linux/mkl/include"
+    - export PATH=PATH="/opt/intel/compilers_and_libraries_2018.3.222/linux/bin/intel64:${PATH}"
+    - export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/opt/intel/compilers_and_libraries_2018.3.222/linux/mkl/bin/pkgconfig:${PKG_CONFIG_PATH}"
+    - export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/opt/intel/compilers_and_libraries_2018.3.222/linux/compiler/lib/intel64:/opt/intel/compilers_and_libraries_2018.3.222/linux/compiler/lib/intel64_lin:/opt/intel/compilers_and_libraries_2018.3.222/linux/tbb/lib/intel64_lin/gcc4.7:/opt/intel/compilers_and_libraries_2018.3.222/linux/compiler/lib/intel64_lin:/opt/intel/compilers_and_libraries_2018.3.222/linux/mkl/lib/intel64_lin"
+    
     # Define build and linking parameters:
-    - export CFLAGS="-O3 -fPIC -march=native -I${GSTLAL_DIR}/include"
-    - export LDFLAGS="-L${GSTLAL_DIR}/lib -L${GSTLAL_DIR}/lib64 ${LDFLAGS}"
+    - export CFLAGS="-O3 -fPIC -DMKL_ILP64 -m64 -I${MKLROOT}/include -I${GSTLAL_DIR}/include"
+    - export LDFLAGS="-L${MKLROOT}/lib/intel64 -Wl,--no-as-needed -lmkl_intel_ilp64 -lmkl_sequential -lmkl_core -lpthread -lm -ldl"
     - export GSTLAL_FIR_WHITEN=0
     
 cache:
@@ -46,7 +54,7 @@ stages:
     - nightly-pages
 
 level0:gstlal:
-  image: aepace/gstlal-dev:stretch
+  image: aepace/gstlal-dev:stretch-mkl
   stage: level0
   script:
     - echo $GSTLAL_FIR_WHITEN
@@ -65,7 +73,7 @@ level0:gstlal:
     - schedules
     
 level1:gstlal-ugly:
-  image: aepace/gstlal-dev:stretch
+  image: aepace/gstlal-dev:stretch-mkl
   stage: level1
   dependencies:
     - level0:gstlal
@@ -85,7 +93,7 @@ level1:gstlal-ugly:
     - schedules
 
 level2:gstlal-calibration:
-  image: aepace/gstlal-dev:stretch
+  image: aepace/gstlal-dev:stretch-mkl
   stage: level2
   dependencies:
     - level1:gstlal-ugly
@@ -105,7 +113,7 @@ level2:gstlal-calibration:
     - schedules
 
 level2:gstlal-inspiral:
-  image: aepace/gstlal-dev:stretch
+  image: aepace/gstlal-dev:stretch-mkl
   stage: level2
   dependencies:
     - level1:gstlal-ugly
@@ -123,9 +131,29 @@ level2:gstlal-inspiral:
   only:
     - pushes
     - schedules
+    
+level2:gstlal-burst:
+  image: aepace/gstlal-dev:stretch-mkl
+  stage: level2
+  dependencies:
+    - level1:gstlal-ugly
+  script:
+    - cd gstlal-burst
+    - ./00init.sh
+    - ./configure --prefix=${GSTLAL_DIR}
+    - make
+    - make install
+  artifacts:
+    expire_in: 3h
+    paths:
+      - ${GSTLAL_DIR}
+      - gstlal-burst
+  only:
+    - pushes
+    - schedules
   
 offline-test:
-  image: aepace/gstlal-dev:stretch
+  image: aepace/gstlal-dev:stretch-mkl
   stage: offline-test
   dependencies:
     - level2:gstlal-inspiral
@@ -142,10 +170,17 @@ offline-test:
   allow_failure: true
   
 pages:
-  image: aepace/gstlal-dev:stretch
+  image: aepace/gstlal-dev:stretch-mkl
   stage: nightly-pages
   script:
     - echo "Building Documentation"
+    # Download and install sphynx, texlive, etc. I'm installing these here 
+    # since they don't need to be part of the dev container for running, only
+    # for building documentation. This shaves ~600MB off the size of the gstlal-dev
+    # container:
+    - apt-get install --assume-yes python-sphinx texlive-base texlive-binaries texlive-extra-utils texlive-font-utils texlive-fonts-extra texlive-fonts-extra-doc texlive-fonts-recommended
+    - apt-get install --assume-yes texlive-fonts-recommended-doc texlive-generic-extra texlive-generic-recommended texlive-latex-base texlive-latex-base-doc texlive-latex-extra
+    - apt-get install --assume-yes texlive-latex-extra-doc texlive-latex-recommended texlive-latex-recommended-doc texlive-pictures texlive-pictures-doc texlive-pstricks texlive-pstricks-doc texlive-science texlive-science-doc
     - export TMPDIR=tmp/
     - cd doc; make html
     - cd ..; cp -rf doc/_build/* public/