diff --git a/lakedrops.yml b/lakedrops.yml
index 9fc42b93d8176652fa16e2e4dcbff8fb0b241557..2f52df381b2af3e54e04d0f757c7806f4630329f 100644
--- a/lakedrops.yml
+++ b/lakedrops.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ variables:
   DISABLE_CI_TEST_CODESTYLE: 0
   DISABLE_CI_TEST_INVENTORY: 1
   DISABLE_CI_TEST_PHPUNIT: 0
+  DISABLE_DEPLOYMENT: 0
   DISABLE_GITLAB_CI_TESTS: 0
   DISABLE_GITLAB_CI_TEST_CODE_QUALITY: 1
   DISABLE_GITLAB_CI_TEST_SAST_BANDIT: 1
diff --git a/test-and-deploy.yml b/test-and-deploy.yml
index e6573758284d92fd3d06fc71fa84a9732e144f5a..f3966df778eb6778ba431cc02a60718e5c9ea1c8 100644
--- a/test-and-deploy.yml
+++ b/test-and-deploy.yml
@@ -347,6 +347,8 @@ Debug:
   script:
     - ascr $DEPLOYSCRIPT $HOST_NAME $SITE_NAME --extra-vars="SKIP_CONFIG_IMPORT=${SKIPCONFIGIMPORT}" ${CAE}
   cache: {}
+  rules:
+    - if: '$DISABLE_DEPLOYMENT != "1"'
   dependencies:
     - 'Build Theme'
 
@@ -362,6 +364,8 @@ Debug:
   script:
     - ascr $DEPLOYSCRIPT $HOST_NAME $SITE_NAME --extra-vars="DRUPAL_ARTEFACT_SRC=${PWD}" --extra-vars="SKIP_CONFIG_IMPORT=${SKIPCONFIGIMPORT}" ${CAE}
   cache: {}
+  rules:
+    - if: '$DISABLE_DEPLOYMENT != "1"'
   dependencies:
     - 'Build Prod Site'
     - 'Build Theme'