diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6a2598a02..33a87c262 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ stages:
 e2e:
   stage: e2e
   rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^mq-working-branch-/'
+      when: never
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"
       changes:
         paths: