diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c7cb1ab..292dae6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ test:e2e:
   needs: ["install", "build"]
   stage: test
   script:
-    - sudo chown -R user:user . #allow deletion of test files
+    # - sudo chown -R user:user . #allow deletion of test files
     - npm ci
     - npm run testcafe:ci
   artifacts: