diff --git a/DDCore/src/gdml/GdmlPlugins.cpp b/DDCore/src/gdml/GdmlPlugins.cpp
index 20d484c6ec83dbfd1b5f62c9ea11dc462802cc7a..00b719f0f7d2d7829dd9c0e88c93dd2ff5b415d9 100644
--- a/DDCore/src/gdml/GdmlPlugins.cpp
+++ b/DDCore/src/gdml/GdmlPlugins.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 using namespace std;
 using namespace dd4hep;
 
-#ifdef DD4HEP_HAVE_HIGHER_ROOT_VERSION
+#ifdef ROOT_VERSION_CODE >= ROOT_VERSION(6,13,1)
 
 /// ROOT GDML reader plugin
 /**
diff --git a/examples/CLICSiD/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CLICSiD/CMakeLists.txt
index a0104f5cc71dae26d1bca1bf1db9b5bee47ed030..358da75ee5db9630efe2d2c1c8fe0c485e8deca3 100644
--- a/examples/CLICSiD/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CLICSiD/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ dd4hep_add_test_reg( CLICSiD_check_overlaps_LONGTEST
                     --tolerance=0.1
   REGEX_PASS " Execution finished..." )
 #
-if (DD4HEP_HAVE_HIGHER_ROOT_VERSION)
+###if (DD4HEP_HAVE_HIGHER_ROOT_VERSION)
 # ROOT Geometry export to GDML
 dd4hep_add_test_reg( CLICSiD_GDML_export_LONGTEST
   COMMAND    "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/run_test_CLICSiD.sh"
@@ -82,22 +82,23 @@ dd4hep_add_test_reg( CLICSiD_GDML_export_LONGTEST
 dd4hep_add_test_reg( CLICSiD_GDML_import_LONGTEST
   COMMAND    "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/run_test_CLICSiD.sh"
   EXEC_ARGS  geoPluginRun -input file:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compact/compact_nocalo.xml -print WARNING -destroy -volmgr
-             -plugin DD4hep_ROOTGDMLParse -input EcalBarrel.gdml            -path /world/EcalBarrel
-             -plugin DD4hep_ROOTGDMLParse -input EcalEndcap.gdml            -path /world/EcalEndcap
-             -plugin DD4hep_ROOTGDMLParse -input HcalBarrel.gdml            -path /world/HcalBarrel
-             -plugin DD4hep_ROOTGDMLParse -input HcalEndcap.gdml            -path /world/HcalEndcap
-             -plugin DD4hep_ROOTGDMLParse -input HcalPlug.gdml              -path /world/HcalPlug
-             -plugin DD4hep_ROOTGDMLParse -input MuonBarrel.gdml            -path /world/MuonBarrel
-             -plugin DD4hep_ROOTGDMLParse -input MuonEndcap.gdml            -path /world/MuonEndcap
-             -plugin DD4hep_ROOTGDMLParse -input LumiCal.gdml               -path /world/LumiCal
-             -plugin DD4hep_ROOTGDMLParse -input BeamCal.gdml               -path /world/BeamCal
-             -plugin DD4hep_ROOTGDMLParse -input LumiReadout_Forward.gdml   -path /world/LumiReadout_Forward
-             -plugin DD4hep_ROOTGDMLParse -input LumiReadout_Backward.gdml  -path /world/LumiReadout_Backward
+             -plugin DD4hep_ROOTGDMLParse    -input EcalBarrel.gdml            -path /world/EcalBarrel
+             -plugin DD4hep_ROOTGDMLParse    -input EcalEndcap.gdml            -path /world/EcalEndcap
+             -plugin DD4hep_ROOTGDMLParse    -input HcalBarrel.gdml            -path /world/HcalBarrel
+             -plugin DD4hep_ROOTGDMLParse    -input HcalEndcap.gdml            -path /world/HcalEndcap
+             -plugin DD4hep_ROOTGDMLParse    -input HcalPlug.gdml              -path /world/HcalPlug
+             -plugin DD4hep_ROOTGDMLParse    -input MuonBarrel.gdml            -path /world/MuonBarrel
+             -plugin DD4hep_ROOTGDMLParse    -input MuonEndcap.gdml            -path /world/MuonEndcap
+             -plugin DD4hep_ROOTGDMLParse    -input LumiCal.gdml               -path /world/LumiCal
+             -plugin DD4hep_ROOTGDMLParse    -input BeamCal.gdml               -path /world/BeamCal
+             -plugin DD4hep_ROOTGDMLParse    -input LumiReadout_Forward.gdml   -path /world/LumiReadout_Forward
+             -plugin DD4hep_ROOTGDMLParse    -input LumiReadout_Backward.gdml  -path /world/LumiReadout_Backward
              -plugin DD4hep_VolumeDump --topstat
+  DEPENDS    CLICSiD_GDML_export_LONGTEST
   REGEX_PASS "Checked 130738 physical volume placements"
   REGEX_FAIL "Exception;EXCEPTION;ERROR" )
 #
-endif(DD4HEP_HAVE_HIGHER_ROOT_VERSION)
+####endif(DD4HEP_HAVE_HIGHER_ROOT_VERSION)
 #
 #---Geant4 Testsing-----------------------------------------------------------------
 #