diff --git a/.gitlab/common.yml b/.gitlab/common.yml
index f55aeb523a0a82330ad33ed72ed8dd3fa3c488f7..67b9defe595cb2692e012ab98293eb63182f96d2 100644
--- a/.gitlab/common.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/common.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ default:
   only:
     - master@solverstack/chameleon
     - /^ci-.*$/
+  except:
+    - /^notest-.*$/
 
 .only-branches:
   except: ['schedule']
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@ default:
     - merge_requests
     - master@solverstack/chameleon
     - /^ci-.*$/
+  except:
+    - /^notest-.*$/
 
 .build_script_template:
   stage: build