diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ea095f0c3f5e91e20a94a3a23b45cd1ebead37a4..282e1f4c8ffaa85aded3889fcb7cef2183a0a566 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ single_end_mouse:
   only:
     - master
   script:
-  - nextflow run workflow/main.nf -resume
+  - nextflow run workflow/main.nf --astrocyte 'false' -resume
   - pytest -m singleend
   artifacts:
     expire_in: 2 days
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ paired_end_human:
   except:
     - master
   script:
-  - nextflow run workflow/main.nf --designFile "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/test_data/design_ENCSR729LGA_PE.txt" --genome 'GRCh38' --pairedEnd true -resume
+  - nextflow run workflow/main.nf --designFile "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/test_data/design_ENCSR729LGA_PE.txt" --genome 'GRCh38' --pairedEnd true --astrocyte 'false' -resume
   - pytest -m pairedend
   artifacts:
     expire_in: 2 days
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ single_end_diff:
   except:
     - master
   script:
-  - nextflow run workflow/main.nf --designFile "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/test_data/design_diff_SE.txt" --genome 'GRCm38' -resume
+  - nextflow run workflow/main.nf --designFile "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/test_data/design_diff_SE.txt" --genome 'GRCm38' --astrocyte 'false' -resume
   - pytest -m singlediff
   artifacts:
     expire_in: 2 days
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ paired_end_diff:
     - master
   stage: multiple
   script:
-  - nextflow run workflow/main.nf --designFile "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/test_data/design_diff_PE.txt" --genome 'GRCh38' --pairedEnd true -resume
+  - nextflow run workflow/main.nf --designFile "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/test_data/design_diff_PE.txt" --genome 'GRCh38' --pairedEnd true --astrocyte 'false' -resume
   - pytest -m paireddiff
   artifacts:
     expire_in: 2 days
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ single_end_skip:
   only:
     - master
   script:
-  - nextflow run workflow/main.nf --designFile "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/test_data/design_diff_SE.txt" --genome 'GRCm38' --skipDiff true --skipMotif true -resume
+  - nextflow run workflow/main.nf --designFile "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/test_data/design_diff_SE.txt" --genome 'GRCm38' --skipDiff true --skipMotif true --astrocyte 'false' -resume
   - pytest -m singleskip_true
   artifacts:
     expire_in: 2 days