diff --git a/regressioncheck/NIG_IntKind8/builds.ini b/regressioncheck/NIG_IntKind8/builds.ini
index 30db78f02..0393379e9 100644
--- a/regressioncheck/NIG_IntKind8/builds.ini
+++ b/regressioncheck/NIG_IntKind8/builds.ini
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ LIBS_BUILD_HDF5          = OFF
 PICLAS_POLYNOMIAL_DEGREE = N
 PICLAS_EQNSYSNAME        = maxwell , maxwell , poisson  , poisson
 PICLAS_TIMEDISCMETHOD    = DSMC    , RK4     , Leapfrog , Boris-Leapfrog
-PICLAS_PETSC             = OFF     , OFF     , OFF      , ON
+!PICLAS_PETSC             = OFF     , OFF     , OFF      , ON ! This used to test if petsc compiles with INT8 but if the code actually runs is untested
+PICLAS_PETSC             = OFF     , OFF     , OFF      , OFF
 LIBS_USE_MPI             = ON
 PICLAS_NODETYPE          = GAUSS
 PICLAS_INTKIND8          = ON