diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3883f491435480383e569931e5ce632c0b242531..3b2d80cc0852332a355e14d8ced0034542ec6165 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ testing-pytest:
     - docker-runner
   image: ubuntu:22.04
   script:
-    - echo $SPACK_ENV_ACCESS_TOKEN
     - chmod +x esd/utils/bootstrap.sh
     - ./esd/utils/bootstrap.sh
-    - pip install .
-    - pytest ./esd/tests/ -s --junitxml=test-results.xml
+    - echo $SPACK_ENV_ACCESS_TOKEN
+#    - pip install .
+#    - pytest ./esd/tests/ -s --junitxml=test-results.xml
   artifacts:
     when: always
     reports: