diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e166eaed432..4d3a1de18a3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ variables:
   # running on a particular CI farm (ie. for outages, etc):
   FD_FARM: "online"
   COLLABORA_FARM: "online"
-  MICROSOFT_FARM: "online"
+  MICROSOFT_FARM: "offline"
 
 default:
   before_script: