diff --git a/.circleci/base_config.yml b/.circleci/base_config.yml
index dcab9ec0fa66..ce4ca2dadce8 100644
--- a/.circleci/base_config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/base_config.yml
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ jobs:
             mkdir work/release-test-automation
             cd work/release-test-automation
             git clone git@github.com:arangodb/release-test-automation.git .
-            git checkout circleci
+            #git checkout circleci
       - run:
           name: Run << parameters.suiteName >> tests
           no_output_timeout: 20m