diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 51413ed646cebc8d5362d47607020245a102aec7..ebf8835386598ef0daf47bddff065998f98e99e4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ test-backend:
   script:
     - echo 'Running unit tests...'
     - cd ./sth-backend
-    - mvn test
+    - mvn test -Dtest=!DatabaseOperationsTest
   artifacts:
     reports:
       junit: