diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0eee98095aaa3820e12ed7a5aa473cc8fd5dec62..e02ff1761cf17dbd0ef7ff73aafebc6ef9cf2da0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ paired_end_human:
   stage: single
   only:
     - branches
+  except:
+    - master
   script:
   - nextflow run workflow/main.nf --designFile "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/test_data/design_ENCSR729LGA_PE.txt" --genome 'GRCh38' --pairedEnd true -resume
   - pytest -m pairedend
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ single_end_diff:
   stage: multiple
   only:
     - branches
+  except:
+    - master
   script:
   - nextflow run workflow/main.nf --designFile "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/test_data/design_diff_SE.txt" --genome 'GRCm38' -resume
   - pytest -m singlediff