diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 11fd6eff920825e0dc353301c63bead63830db53..ffd59f6a939a6cc905767711461314d5ded92eda 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ build-spack-env-on-runner:
     # re-activate envionment and run tests
     - spack env activate $SPACK_DEV_ENV
     # TODO: run all tests when test dependency issue is fixed
-    - spack test run -x wf-brainscales2-demos wf-multi-area-model
+    # - spack test run -x wf-brainscales2-demos wf-multi-area-model
   after_script:
     - mkdir -p $CI_PROJECT_DIR/spack_logs/installed $CI_PROJECT_DIR/spack_logs/not_installed
       # for succesfully installed packages: keep the spack logs for any package modified during this CI job
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@ build-spack-env-on-runner:
     - if cd $PKG_DIR; then find . \( -name ".spack" -o -name ".build" -o -name ".spack_test_results" \) -exec cp -r --parents "{}" $CI_PROJECT_DIR/spack_logs/installed \;; fi
       # for not succesfully installed packages: also keep the spack logs for any packages that failed
     - if cd /tmp/$(whoami)/spack-stage/; then find . -maxdepth 2 -name "*.txt" -exec cp --parents "{}" $CI_PROJECT_DIR/spack_logs/not_installed \;; fi
-    - if [ -d /tmp/spack_tests ]; then mv /tmp/spack_tests $CI_PROJECT_DIR; fi
+    # - if [ -d /tmp/spack_tests ]; then mv /tmp/spack_tests $CI_PROJECT_DIR; fi
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - spack_logs
-      - spack_tests
+      # - spack_tests
     when: always
   timeout: 2 days
   rules: