diff --git a/cscs-checks/mch/automatic_arrays_acc.py b/cscs-checks/mch/automatic_arrays_acc.py
index eaaede7c13..21226483b0 100644
--- a/cscs-checks/mch/automatic_arrays_acc.py
+++ b/cscs-checks/mch/automatic_arrays_acc.py
@@ -10,59 +10,51 @@
 
 @rfm.simple_test
 class AutomaticArraysCheck(rfm.RegressionTest):
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.valid_systems = ['daint:gpu', 'dom:gpu', 'arolla:cn', 'tsa:cn']
-        self.valid_prog_environs = ['PrgEnv-cray', 'PrgEnv-cce', 'PrgEnv-pgi']
-        if self.current_system.name in ['daint', 'dom']:
-            self.modules = ['craype-accel-nvidia60']
-        elif self.current_system.name in ['arolla', 'tsa']:
+    valid_systems = ['daint:gpu', 'dom:gpu', 'arolla:cn', 'tsa:cn']
+    valid_prog_environs = [
+        'PrgEnv-cray', 'PrgEnv-cce', 'PrgEnv-pgi', 'PrgEnv-nvidia'
+    ]
+    num_tasks = 1
+    num_gpus_per_node = 1
+    num_tasks_per_node = 1
+    sourcepath = 'automatic_arrays_OpenACC.F90'
+    build_system = 'SingleSource'
+    maintainers = ['AJ', 'MKr']
+    tags = {'production', 'mch', 'craype'}
+    envname = variable(str)
+
+    @run_after('setup')
+    def set_exclusive_access(self):
+        if self.current_system.name in ['arolla', 'tsa']:
             self.exclusive_access = True
 
+    @run_before('compile')
+    def setflags(self):
         # This tets requires an MPI compiler, although it uses a single task
-        self.num_tasks = 1
-        self.num_gpus_per_node = 1
-        self.num_tasks_per_node = 1
-        self.sourcepath = 'automatic_arrays_OpenACC.F90'
-        self.build_system = 'SingleSource'
         self.build_system.fflags = ['-O2']
-        self.sanity_patterns = sn.assert_found(r'Result: ', self.stdout)
-        self.perf_patterns = {
-            'time': sn.extractsingle(r'Timing:\s+(?P<time>\S+)',
-                                     self.stdout, 'time', float)
-        }
-        self.arrays_reference = {
-            'PrgEnv-cray': {
-                'daint:gpu': {'time': (5.7E-05, None, 0.15, 's')},
-                'dom:gpu': {'time': (5.7E-05, None, 0.15, 's')},
-            },
-            'PrgEnv-pgi': {
-                'daint:gpu': {'time': (7.5E-05, None, 0.15, 's')},
-                'dom:gpu': {'time': (7.5e-05, None, 0.15, 's')},
-            }
-        }
 
-        self.maintainers = ['AJ', 'MKr']
-        self.tags = {'production', 'mch', 'craype'}
+        if self.current_system.name in ['daint', 'dom']:
+            if not self.current_environ.name.startswith('PrgEnv-nvidia'):
+                self.modules = ['craype-accel-nvidia60']
+            else:
+                self.build_system.fflags += ['-acc', '-ta=tesla,cc60',
+                                             '-Mnorpath']
 
-    @run_before('compile')
-    def setflags(self):
         if self.current_environ.name.startswith('PrgEnv-cray'):
-            envname = 'PrgEnv-cray'
+            self.envname = 'PrgEnv-cray'
             self.build_system.fflags += ['-hacc', '-hnoomp']
         elif self.current_environ.name.startswith('PrgEnv-cce'):
-            envname = 'PrgEnv-cce'
+            self.envname = 'PrgEnv-cce'
             self.build_system.fflags += ['-hacc', '-hnoomp']
         elif self.current_environ.name.startswith('PrgEnv-pgi'):
-            envname = 'PrgEnv-pgi'
+            self.envname = 'PrgEnv-pgi'
             self.build_system.fflags += ['-acc']
             if self.current_system.name in ['arolla', 'tsa']:
                 self.build_system.fflags += ['-ta=tesla,cc70']
             elif self.current_system.name in ['daint', 'dom']:
                 self.build_system.fflags += ['-ta=tesla,cc60', '-Mnorpath']
         else:
-            envname = self.current_environ.name
-
-        self.reference = self.arrays_reference[envname]
+            self.envname = self.current_environ.name
 
     @run_before('compile')
     def cdt2008_pgi_workaround(self):
@@ -72,3 +64,26 @@ def cdt2008_pgi_workaround(self):
 
         if (self.current_environ.name == 'PrgEnv-pgi' and cdt == '20.08'):
             self.variables.update({'CUDA_HOME': '$CUDATOOLKIT_HOME'})
+
+    @run_before('sanity')
+    def set_sanity_and_perf_patterns(self):
+        self.sanity_patterns = sn.assert_found(r'Result: ', self.stdout)
+        self.perf_patterns = {
+            'time': sn.extractsingle(r'Timing:\s+(?P<time>\S+)',
+                                     self.stdout, 'time', float)
+        }
+        self.arrays_reference = {
+            'PrgEnv-cray': {
+                'daint:gpu': {'time': (5.7E-05, None, 0.15, 's')},
+                'dom:gpu': {'time': (5.7E-05, None, 0.15, 's')},
+            },
+            'PrgEnv-pgi': {
+                'daint:gpu': {'time': (7.5E-05, None, 0.15, 's')},
+                'dom:gpu': {'time': (7.5e-05, None, 0.15, 's')},
+            },
+            'PrgEnv-nvidia': {
+                'daint:gpu': {'time': (7.5E-05, None, 0.15, 's')},
+                'dom:gpu': {'time': (7.5e-05, None, 0.15, 's')},
+            }
+        }
+        self.reference = self.arrays_reference[self.envname]