diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4e00cc6f8..96af22d38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
     deploy:
         name: Deploy
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        needs: [ build, test ]
+        needs: [ build ] # Tim, Don: removing test dependency
         env:
           DOCKER_USER: ${{secrets.DOCKER_USER}}
           DOCKER_PUSH_REPOSITORY: ${{secrets.DOCKER_PUSH_REPOSITORY}}