diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark_models.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark_models.yml
index 67c2b1f3..2a5e9283 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark_models.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark_models.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         cmake \
           -S"${PARPE_BASE}" \
           -B"${PARPE_BUILD}" \
+          -DPARPE_ENABLE_CERES=OFF \
           -DIPOPT_INCLUDE_DIRS=/usr/include/coin/ \
           -DIPOPT_LIBRARIES=/usr/lib/libipopt.so \
           -DGCOVR_REPORT=TRUE \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/petab_testsuite.yml b/.github/workflows/petab_testsuite.yml
index 9fc79b1d..14b59182 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/petab_testsuite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/petab_testsuite.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ jobs:
         cmake \
           -S"${PARPE_BASE}" \
           -B"${PARPE_BUILD}" \
+          -DPARPE_ENABLE_CERES=OFF \
           -DIPOPT_INCLUDE_DIRS=/usr/include/coin/ \
           -DIPOPT_LIBRARIES=/usr/lib/libipopt.so \
           -DGCOVR_REPORT=TRUE \
diff --git a/container/charliecloud/parpe_base/install_parpe.sh b/container/charliecloud/parpe_base/install_parpe.sh
index 3aa59864..fb13eff0 100755
--- a/container/charliecloud/parpe_base/install_parpe.sh
+++ b/container/charliecloud/parpe_base/install_parpe.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ mpi_cmd="$mpi_cmd;--mca;orte_base_help_aggregate;0"
 cmake \
       -DPARPE_BUILD_OPTIMIZED=OFF \
       -DPARPE_ENABLE_FIDES=ON \
+      -DPARPE_ENABLE_CERES=OFF \
       -DIPOPT_INCLUDE_DIRS=/usr/include/coin/ \
       -DIPOPT_LIBRARIES=/usr/lib/libipopt.so \
       -DMPI_INCLUDE_DIRS=/usr/include/openmpi-x86_64/ \