diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/frontend.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/frontend.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5cc3c9984091ff5f6e9ec64cb31ac6083a1c5c37..4fad0e5ce6421030cfbdd69aa4ab366a035b418e 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/frontend.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/frontend.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ rspec-all frontend_fixture:
 # Uploads EE fixtures in the EE project.
 # Uploads FOSS fixtures in the FOSS project.
 upload-frontend-fixtures:
+  variables:
+    SETUP_DB: "false"
   extends:
     - .frontend-fixtures-base
     - .frontend:rules:upload-frontend-fixtures