diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-backend.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-backend.yaml
index 732aa5c..db3bb47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-backend.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-backend.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: "! contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'wip')"
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: [3.7]