diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
index 265b8d1a8882d3eaf3cd57fe1dac2cd6be312abe..b3568f3cc15bccd75bf9ccc277dad82eb78a623d 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ variables:
   }
 
   function install_requirements() {
-    if  [[ -f "pyproject.toml" ]]; then
+    if  [[ -f "pyproject.toml" ]] && [[ "${PYTHON_POETRY_DISABLED}" != "true" ]]; then
       if  [[ ! -f "poetry.lock" ]]; then 
         log_error "Poetry detected but \\e[33;1mpoetry.lock\\e[0m file not found: you shall commit it with your project files"
         exit 1