diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d98336bc7f525246ff593e7d37e166c20fa4c84c..34c2a65f8383e4cec2352ff23fcf7e6048812827 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ stages:
   - unit
   - astrocyte
   - single
-  - control
   - multiple
   - skip
 
diff --git a/test_data/design_single_contol_SE.txt b/test_data/design_single_contol_SE.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..06e13a97a8bd75a41c6523cc9e32264837361b02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_data/design_single_contol_SE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+sample_id	experiment_id	biosample	factor	treatment	replicate	control_id	fastq_read1
+ENCLB497XZB	ENCSR000DXB	Panc1	H3K4me3	None	1	ENCLB497XZB	ENCFF001GBW.fastq.gz
+ENCLB414AAH	ENCSR000DXB	Panc1	H3K4me3	None	2	ENCLB414AAH	ENCFF001GBV.fastq.gz
+ENCLB304SBJ	ENCSR000DXC	Panc1	Control	None	1	ENCLB304SBJ	ENCFF001HWJ.fastq.gz