diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 19fa33aae..c2269874b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           ./get_helm.sh
       - name: Build aiSSEMBLE
 #        run: mvn dependency:resolve --file pom.xml -Dhabushu.usePyenv=false
-        run: mvn -B install --file pom.xml -Dhabushu.usePyenv=false
+        run: mvn -B install --file pom.xml -Dhabushu.usePyenv=false -DskipTests
 
 #      # Optional: Uploads the full dependency graph to GitHub to improve the quality of Dependabot alerts this repository can receive
 #      - name: Update dependency graph