diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e5c5e0c..e1f462b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ build-colcon-job:
   - mv .src src
   - vcs import src < src/robossembler-ros2/rbs.repos
   - rosdep install -y -r -q --from-paths src --ignore-src --rosdistro humble
-  - colcon build --merge-install --cmake-args '-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release' -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic
+  - colcon build --packages-skip cartesian_controller_simulation cartesian_controller_tests --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release --symlink-install
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME != $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH