diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 62b17737f8a57732b5d3baf52e157cd6490dfca2..751d512e112d6a68a335b347ac01863a8068d8e7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ build-test:
   script: "echo" # unused but this line is required by GitLab CI
   variables:
     TO: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:$CI_BUILD_STAGE # where to push resulting image. Default, the GitLab registry
+  except:
+    - qa
+    - master
 
 build-qa:
   stage: qa