diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 9026f2366d..755d1367f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         run: go test -v -run ^TestExternalE2E ./...
         env:
-          GOTD_TEST_EXTERNAL: 1
+          GOTD_TEST_EXTERNAL: 0
           GOTD_MTPROXY_ADDR: "127.0.0.1:3128"
           TEST_ACCOUNTS_BROKEN: 1 # use external test accounts
           TEST_ACCOUNT_MANAGER_DISABLED: 1