diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 218accd08abdc3686984fb0d28ecbb59c057bfee..5c474eb62e3eff252f8662d61375eb0d16b1307a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ before_script:
   - ls ../
 
 test:
+  when: manual
   script:
     - cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR/tests/unit/coordinator/
     - python3 -m coverage run -m unittest *