diff --git a/.drone/coffee-setup.sh b/.drone/coffee-setup.sh
index ac8822a..454fc2c 100755
--- a/.drone/coffee-setup.sh
+++ b/.drone/coffee-setup.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA public TO postgres;
 EOF" postgres
 
 apt install -y netcat-openbsd
-auth_setup coffee
+if [ -z "$CI" ]; then
+    auth_setup coffee
+fi
 
 # sync with phosphoric-acid
 nc -l 0.0.0.0 9000