diff --git a/azure-pipelines-ci.yml b/azure-pipelines-ci.yml
index 3bec8ce0..d3c741a6 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines-ci.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines-ci.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ steps:
     command: 'build'
     arguments: /p:Configuration=Debug
     projects: $(buildProjects)
+  condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['BUILD_SOLUTION_AS_DEBUG'], 'yes'))
 
 # Build tests and run tests for net452 and netcoreapp3.1 (with coverage)
 - script: |