diff --git a/commafeed-client/pom.xml b/commafeed-client/pom.xml
index e255a4e8..1aba55e5 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/pom.xml
+++ b/commafeed-client/pom.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 						<phase>compile</phase>
 						<configuration>
 							<arguments>run test:ci</arguments>
+							<skip>${skipTests}</skip>
 						</configuration>
 					</execution>
 					<execution>