diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index d8d7a5b2527..2b78694b071 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ steps:
 - name: test-backend
   image: grafana/build-container:1.2.28
   commands:
+  - yarn grunt no-focus-convey-tests
   - ./bin/grabpl test-backend
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests
   depends_on:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0be778a586e..4a9c4c76b14 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
     "plugins:build-bundled": "grafana-toolkit plugin:bundle-managed",
     "watch": "yarn start -d watch,start core:start --watchTheme",
-    "ci:test-frontend": "yarn run prettier:check && yarn run packages:typecheck && yarn run typecheck && yarn run test:ci"
+    "ci:test-frontend": "yarn run prettier:check && yarn run packages:typecheck && yarn run typecheck && yarn grunt no-only-tests && yarn run test:ci"
   },
   "grafana": {
     "whatsNewUrl": "https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/guides/whats-new-in-v7-3/",