diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index a8c6ac5..4f62e3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -46,9 +46,12 @@ jobs:
         snakefile: workflow/Snakefile
         args: "--configfile config/config_test.yaml --use-conda --show-failed-logs --cores 3 --conda-cleanup-pkgs cache --all-temp --dry-run"
 
-    - name: Test report
-      uses: snakemake/snakemake-github-action@v1.24.0
-      with:
-        directory: .
-        snakefile: workflow/Snakefile
-        args: "--report report.zip"
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+
+# excluding this step for now (because of --dry-run option in the previous step)        
+
+#    - name: Test report
+#      uses: snakemake/snakemake-github-action@v1.24.0
+#      with:
+#        directory: .
+#        snakefile: workflow/Snakefile
+#        args: "--report report.zip"
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