diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e4a23b85e7bec3c844ce36bdcc1a839513b64e07..5bef75f116e7b2c72d5010a7740ba40450a75cfb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ variables:
   GCP_STORAGE_URL: https://osdu-indexer-dot-opendes.appspot.com/api/storage/v2/
   IBM_BUILD_SUBDIR: provider/indexer-ibm
   IBM_INT_TEST_SUBDIR: testing/indexer-test-ibm
-  IBM_SKIP_BUILD: 'false'
+  IBM_SKIP_BUILD: 'true'
   IBM_SKIP_DEPLOY: 'true'
   IBM_SKIP_TEST: 'false'