diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3ac4775b4571040c96ef08e484cddda9e52d8087..debb9b2bccff8fc1c19dce3beecc626c5282afdc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -173,9 +173,10 @@ test:backend:CellDesigner_plugin:jdk-8:
   <<: *jdk_8_definition
   script: *test_backend_CellDesigner_plugin_definition
 
-test:backend:CellDesigner_plugin:jdk-11:
-  <<: *jdk_11_definition
-  script: *test_backend_CellDesigner_plugin_definition
+#CellDesigner is working on java 8 and is incompatible with java 11
+#test:backend:CellDesigner_plugin:jdk-11:
+#  <<: *jdk_11_definition
+#  script: *test_backend_CellDesigner_plugin_definition
 
 test:backend:converter:jdk-8:
   <<: *jdk_8_definition