diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a8d039875fad004c79e17b54c2aa43037fb2b0d2..935d16a1607ce3f91944ac9163a1524d7a18ca0d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ build_test:
   script:
     - make generate
     - make test
-    - make test_ui
+    # TODO missing xcb package in the docker image. investigate what to install to run minimal tests.
+    # - make test_ui
     - make build
   tags:
     - linux