diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index 077e23f..024be54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       MARIADB_PASSWORD: apppass
       # Ensure the application uses MariaDB (async) during tests
       DATABASE_URL: mysql+asyncmy://appuser:apppass@127.0.0.1:3306/group_project
+      DISABLE_METRICS: "1"
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository code
diff --git a/7project/backend/app/app.py b/7project/backend/app/app.py
index 84414d7..eb3fa14 100644
--- a/7project/backend/app/app.py
+++ b/7project/backend/app/app.py
@@ -59,16 +59,15 @@ fastApi.add_middleware(
     allow_headers=["*"],
 )
 
-prometheus = Instrumentator().instrument(fastApi)
-
-# Register custom metrics
-prometheus.add(number_of_users()).add(number_of_transactions())
-
-prometheus.expose(
-    fastApi,
-    endpoint="/metrics",
-    include_in_schema=True,
-)
+if os.getenv("DISABLE_METRICS") != "1":
+    prometheus = Instrumentator().instrument(fastApi)
+    # Register custom metrics
+    prometheus.add(number_of_users()).add(number_of_transactions())
+    prometheus.expose(
+        fastApi,
+        endpoint="/metrics",
+        include_in_schema=True,
+    )
 
 fastApi.include_router(auth_router)
 fastApi.include_router(categories_router)