diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index f6263e053..88a244c87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ jobs:
           ${{steps.path.outputs.pythonv}} do.py setup
           ${{steps.path.outputs.pythonv}} do.py install
           ${{steps.path.outputs.pythonv}} do.py init
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: |
-          TEST_USERNAME=${{secrets.TEST_USERNAME}} ${{steps.path.outputs.pythonv}} do.py test novus10g
+      # - name: Run tests
+      #   run: |
+      #     TEST_USERNAME=${{secrets.TEST_USERNAME}} ${{steps.path.outputs.pythonv}} do.py test novus10g
 
   publish_artifacts:
     runs-on: [snappi-ixn-ci-novus10g]