diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/backend_tests.yml
index deed14483..fce251e3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend_tests.yml
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./bin/build_and_run_with_docker_compose
         timeout-minutes: 20
         env:
+          SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_RUN_DATA_SETUP: "false"
           SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_LOAD_FIXTURE_DATA: "true"
       - name: wait_for_backend
         run: ./bin/wait_for_server_to_be_up 5