diff --git a/scripts/integration-test b/scripts/integration-test
index d96b1961..018ff89f 100755
--- a/scripts/integration-test
+++ b/scripts/integration-test
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 # help: Run Python based integration tests
 set -e
 
+if [ "$INTEGRATION_TESTS" = 0 ]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
+
 source $(dirname $0)/version
 
 cd $(dirname $0)/../tests/integration
diff --git a/scripts/release b/scripts/release
index ee10a0b6..158c38ab 100755
--- a/scripts/release
+++ b/scripts/release
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ set -e
 source $(dirname $0)/version
 export REPO_VERSION=$VERSION
 export COMPRESS=lzma
+export INTEGRATION_TESTS=0
 
 exec $(dirname $0)/ci