diff --git a/test-and-deploy.yml b/test-and-deploy.yml
index 6e03c683223e72117670a4a1ad460d854a9b7776..990c4fed0057e45b8fe624bc00b19ada25e6deb8 100644
--- a/test-and-deploy.yml
+++ b/test-and-deploy.yml
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ Debug:
     elif [[ "$INITIAL_INSTALL" == "yes" ]]; then
       INITIALINSTALL="yes"
     fi
+    if [[ "$INITIALINSTALL" == "yes" ]]; then
+      TESTSDISABLED="yes"
+    fi
 
     DEPLOYSCRIPT="drupal-deploy"
     if [[ "$INITIALINSTALL" == "yes" ]]; then