diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index cf56c671b..7aa0ff575 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pipeline {
     VI_TN_CACHE='/home/jenkinsci/TestData/text_norm/ci/grammars/06-08-23-0'
     SV_TN_CACHE='/home/jenkinsci/TestData/text_norm/ci/grammars/06-08-23-0'
     ZH_TN_CACHE='/home/jenkinsci/TestData/text_norm/ci/grammars/07-27-23-0'
-    IT_TN_CACHE='/home/jenkinsci/TestData/text_norm/ci/grammars/06-08-23-0'
+    IT_TN_CACHE='/home/jenkinsci/TestData/text_norm/ci/grammars/10-26-23-0'
     DEFAULT_TN_CACHE='/home/jenkinsci/TestData/text_norm/ci/grammars/06-08-23-0'
   }
   stages {
diff --git a/nemo_text_processing/text_normalization/it/taggers/cardinal.py b/nemo_text_processing/text_normalization/it/taggers/cardinal.py
index 530451b99..59d3a61f9 100644
--- a/nemo_text_processing/text_normalization/it/taggers/cardinal.py
+++ b/nemo_text_processing/text_normalization/it/taggers/cardinal.py
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ def __init__(self, deterministic: bool = True):
         # double digit
         graph_tens = teen
         graph_tens |= tens + (pynutil.delete('0') | graph_digit)
-        graph_tens |= tens_one
-        graph_tens |= tens_eight
+        graph_tens |= pynutil.add_weight(tens_one, -0.01)
+        graph_tens |= pynutil.add_weight(tens_eight, -0.01)
 
         self.tens = graph_tens.optimize()
 
diff --git a/tests/nemo_text_processing/it/data_text_normalization/test_cases_cardinal.txt b/tests/nemo_text_processing/it/data_text_normalization/test_cases_cardinal.txt
index 127addd64..795ec896e 100644
--- a/tests/nemo_text_processing/it/data_text_normalization/test_cases_cardinal.txt
+++ b/tests/nemo_text_processing/it/data_text_normalization/test_cases_cardinal.txt
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@
 3544~tremila cinquecento quarantaquattro
 1000~mille
 1034500~un milione trentaquattromila cinquecento
-3453243534~tremila quattrocento cinquantatre milioni duecento quarantatremila cinquecento trentaquattro
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+3453243534~tremila quattrocento cinquantatre milioni duecento quarantatremila cinquecento trentaquattro
+38~trentotto
+7 giorni sono una settimana~sette giorni sono una settimana
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diff --git a/tests/nemo_text_processing/it/data_text_normalization/test_cases_money.txt b/tests/nemo_text_processing/it/data_text_normalization/test_cases_money.txt
index db072f182..f800465df 100644
--- a/tests/nemo_text_processing/it/data_text_normalization/test_cases_money.txt
+++ b/tests/nemo_text_processing/it/data_text_normalization/test_cases_money.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 2,01 ₽~due rubli un copeca
 3,23€~tre euro ventitre centesimi
 4,2 £~quattro sterline venti penny
-1 eur~un euro
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+1 eur~un euro
+1 eur per il caffè~un euro per il caffè
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/nemo_text_processing/it/data_text_normalization/test_cases_time.txt b/tests/nemo_text_processing/it/data_text_normalization/test_cases_time.txt
index ec9bc1a68..cc8e7667c 100644
--- a/tests/nemo_text_processing/it/data_text_normalization/test_cases_time.txt
+++ b/tests/nemo_text_processing/it/data_text_normalization/test_cases_time.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-12:30~dodici e mezza
-05:15~cinque e un quarto
-17:15:26~diciassette e un quarto e ventisei secondi
-23:45~ventitre e quarantacinque minuti
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+12:30~dodici e trenta minuti~dodici e mezza
+05:15~cinque e quindici minuti~cinque e un quarto
+17:15:26~diciassette e quindici minuti e ventisei secondi~diciassette e un quarto e ventisei secondi
+23:45~ventitre e quarantacinque minuti
+03:38~tre e trentotto minuti
+l'evento inizia alle 16:00~l'evento inizia alle sedici
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diff --git a/tests/nemo_text_processing/it/test_sparrowhawk_normalization.sh b/tests/nemo_text_processing/it/test_sparrowhawk_normalization.sh
index 44f77fe2d..c8285be97 100644
--- a/tests/nemo_text_processing/it/test_sparrowhawk_normalization.sh
+++ b/tests/nemo_text_processing/it/test_sparrowhawk_normalization.sh
@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ runtest () {
 
   # read test file
   while read testcase; do
-    IFS='~' read written spoken <<< $testcase
-    # replace non breaking space with breaking space
-    denorm_pred=$(echo $written | normalizer_main --config=sparrowhawk_configuration.ascii_proto 2>&1 | tail -n 1)
+    IFS='~' read -a testcase_tokenized <<< $testcase
+    written=${testcase_tokenized[0]}
+    # only tests against first possible option when there are multiple shortest paths
+    spoken=${testcase_tokenized[1]}
 
+    # replace non breaking space with breaking space
+    denorm_pred=$(echo $written | normalizer_main --config=sparrowhawk_configuration.ascii_proto 2>&1 | tail -n 1 | sed 's/\xC2\xA0/ /g')
+    
     # trim white space
     spoken="$(echo -e "${spoken}" | sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//' -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//')"
     denorm_pred="$(echo -e "${denorm_pred}" | sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//' -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//')"
diff --git a/tests/nemo_text_processing/it/test_time.py b/tests/nemo_text_processing/it/test_time.py
index c9abb76a7..840d2a9b0 100644
--- a/tests/nemo_text_processing/it/test_time.py
+++ b/tests/nemo_text_processing/it/test_time.py
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ class TestChar:
     @pytest.mark.unit
     def test_norm_char(self, test_input, expected):
         preds = self.normalizer.normalize(test_input, punct_post_process=True)
-        assert expected == preds
+        assert preds in expected