diff --git a/.circleci/build-and-deploy.sh b/.circleci/build-and-deploy.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 19214ad1d..0dd8f5deb 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ workflows:
   version: 2.1
   test:
     jobs:
-      - test_server
+      - test_server:
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              ignore: cristi/fe-be-separation
   deploy-latest:
     jobs:
       - docker_build_and_deploy: