diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index cb48b360d4..f39e599ba6 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ unit_test_task:
 apiv2_test_task:
     name: "APIv2 test on $DISTRO_NV"
     alias: apiv2_test
+    only_if: *not_docs
     skip: *tags
     depends_on:
         - validate