diff --git a/.github/workflows/py-tests-3_10.yml b/.github/workflows/py-tests-3_10.yml
index 8ba9d197fb5..22a630bd875 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/py-tests-3_10.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/py-tests-3_10.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Start Server and Ingest Sample Data
       env:
         INGESTION_DEPENDENCY: "airflow-container,sample-data,elasticsearch"
-      run: ./docker/run_local_docker.sh
+      run: ./docker/run_local_docker.sh no-ui
       timeout-minutes: 30
 
     - name: Run Python Tests & record coverage
diff --git a/.github/workflows/py-tests-3_7.yml b/.github/workflows/py-tests-3_7.yml
index b9441b90fae..6ad8d2f1d99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/py-tests-3_7.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/py-tests-3_7.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Start Server and Ingest Sample Data
       env:
         INGESTION_DEPENDENCY: "airflow-container,sample-data,elasticsearch"
-      run: ./docker/run_local_docker.sh
+      run: ./docker/run_local_docker.sh no-ui
       timeout-minutes: 30
 
     - name: Run Python Tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/py-tests-3_8.yml b/.github/workflows/py-tests-3_8.yml
index f28b8c732cc..a0728682626 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/py-tests-3_8.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/py-tests-3_8.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Start Server and Ingest Sample Data
       env:
         INGESTION_DEPENDENCY: "airflow-container,sample-data,elasticsearch"
-      run: ./docker/run_local_docker.sh
+      run: ./docker/run_local_docker.sh no-ui
       timeout-minutes: 30
 
     - name: Run Python Tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/py-tests-3_9.yml b/.github/workflows/py-tests-3_9.yml
index 0a02c1d8416..cc20e8e3bcf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/py-tests-3_9.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/py-tests-3_9.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Start Server and Ingest Sample Data
       env:
         INGESTION_DEPENDENCY: "airflow-container,sample-data,elasticsearch"
-      run: ./docker/run_local_docker.sh
+      run: ./docker/run_local_docker.sh no-ui
       timeout-minutes: 30
 
     - name: Run Python Tests & Record Coverage
diff --git a/docker/run_local_docker.sh b/docker/run_local_docker.sh
index 3d417c49750..d5b5f1c9132 100755
--- a/docker/run_local_docker.sh
+++ b/docker/run_local_docker.sh
@@ -11,9 +11,16 @@
 #  limitations under the License.
 
 cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
-echo "Maven Build - Skipping Tests"
-cd ../ && mvn -DskipTests clean package
-echo "Prepare Docker volume for the operators"
+
+if [[ $1 == "no-ui" ]]; then
+    echo "Maven Build - Skipping Tests and UI"
+    cd ../ && mvn -DskipTests -DonlyBackend clean package -pl !openmetadata-ui
+else
+    echo "Maven Build - Skipping Tests"
+    cd ../ && mvn -DskipTests clean package
+fi
+
+echo "Prepare Docker volume for the operators"@
 cd docker/local-metadata
 echo "Starting Local Docker Containers"
 
diff --git a/openmetadata-dist/pom.xml b/openmetadata-dist/pom.xml
index 81cfa0900aa..7de4209dd77 100644
--- a/openmetadata-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/openmetadata-dist/pom.xml
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@
       <artifactId>common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.open-metadata</groupId>
-      <artifactId>openmetadata-ui</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
-    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <properties>
@@ -95,6 +90,13 @@
           </plugin>
         </plugins>
       </build>
+      <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+          <groupId>org.open-metadata</groupId>
+          <artifactId>openmetadata-ui</artifactId>
+          <version>${project.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+      </dependencies>
     </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>rpm</id>
@@ -170,6 +172,16 @@
       </plugins>
     </build>
   </profile>
+  <profile>
+    <id>only-backend</id>
+    <activation>
+      <property>
+        <name>onlyBackend</name>
+      </property>
+    </activation>
+    <dependencies>
+    </dependencies>
+  </profile>
  </profiles>
 
 </project>