diff --git a/spec/support/gitaly.rb b/spec/support/gitaly.rb
index 89fb362cf14..1512b3e0620 100644
--- a/spec/support/gitaly.rb
+++ b/spec/support/gitaly.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.before(:each) do |example|
-    next if example.metadata[:skip_gitaly_mock]
-    allow(Gitlab::GitalyClient).to receive(:feature_enabled?).and_return(true)
+    if example.metadata[:disable_gitaly]
+      allow(Gitlab::GitalyClient).to receive(:feature_enabled?).and_return(false)
+    else
+      next if example.metadata[:skip_gitaly_mock]
+      allow(Gitlab::GitalyClient).to receive(:feature_enabled?).and_return(true)
+    end
   end
 end