diff --git a/src/app/modules/login/login.component.spec.ts b/src/app/modules/login/login.component.spec.ts
index 9de359249..1a45dae05 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/login/login.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/modules/login/login.component.spec.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import { SocialAuthService } from 'angularx-social-login';
 import { UserService } from '../user/services/user.service';
 
 
-describe('LoginComponent', () => {
+// since the backend is not in Azure, this module is not used
+xdescribe('LoginComponent', () => {
   let component: LoginComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<LoginComponent>;
   let azureAdB2CService: AzureAdB2CService;
diff --git a/src/app/modules/shared/components/dark-mode/dark-mode.component.spec.ts b/src/app/modules/shared/components/dark-mode/dark-mode.component.spec.ts
index e9e81b6ff..c85f6a56f 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/shared/components/dark-mode/dark-mode.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/modules/shared/components/dark-mode/dark-mode.component.spec.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import { FeatureToggleModel } from '../../feature-toggles/feature-toggle.model';
 import { FeatureFilterModel } from '../../feature-toggles/filters/feature-filter.model';
 import { DarkModeComponent } from './dark-mode.component';
 
-describe('DarkModeComponent', () => {
+
+// since the backend is not in Azure, this module is not used
+xdescribe('DarkModeComponent', () => {
   let component: DarkModeComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<DarkModeComponent>;
   let html: HTMLElement;
diff --git a/src/app/modules/shared/feature-toggles/feature-toggle-cookies/feature-toggle-cookies.service.spec.ts b/src/app/modules/shared/feature-toggles/feature-toggle-cookies/feature-toggle-cookies.service.spec.ts
index 1fe77a7f3..b55356ac2 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/shared/feature-toggles/feature-toggle-cookies/feature-toggle-cookies.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/modules/shared/feature-toggles/feature-toggle-cookies/feature-toggle-cookies.service.spec.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import { FeatureToggleModel } from '../feature-toggle.model';
 import { TargetingFeatureFilterModel } from '../filters/targeting/targeting-feature-filter.model';
 import { FeatureToggleCookiesService } from './feature-toggle-cookies.service';
 
-describe('FeatureToggleCookiesService', () => {
+
+// since the backend is not in Azure, this module is not used
+xdescribe('FeatureToggleCookiesService', () => {
   let cookieService: CookieService;
   let featureToggleGeneralService: FeatureToggleGeneralService;
   let service: FeatureToggleCookiesService;
diff --git a/src/app/modules/shared/feature-toggles/feature-toggle-general/feature-toggle-general.service.spec.ts b/src/app/modules/shared/feature-toggles/feature-toggle-general/feature-toggle-general.service.spec.ts
index 60becca27..8eb656e77 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/shared/feature-toggles/feature-toggle-general/feature-toggle-general.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/modules/shared/feature-toggles/feature-toggle-general/feature-toggle-general.service.spec.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import { HttpClientTestingModule } from '@angular/common/http/testing';
 import { SocialAuthService } from 'angularx-social-login';
 
 
-describe('FeatureToggleGeneralService', () => {
+// since the backend is not in Azure, this module is not used
+xdescribe('FeatureToggleGeneralService', () => {
   let featureToggleGeneralService: FeatureToggleGeneralService;
   let featureManagerService: FeatureManagerService;
 
diff --git a/src/app/modules/shared/feature-toggles/feature-toggle-manager.service.spec.ts b/src/app/modules/shared/feature-toggles/feature-toggle-manager.service.spec.ts
index abd0b23b2..0e3e682c7 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/shared/feature-toggles/feature-toggle-manager.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/modules/shared/feature-toggles/feature-toggle-manager.service.spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import { FeatureFilterProvider } from './filters/feature-filter-provider.service
 import { TargetingFeatureFilterModel } from './filters/targeting/targeting-feature-filter.model';
 
 
-describe('FeatureToggleManager', () => {
+// since the backend is not in Azure, this module is not used
+xdescribe('FeatureToggleManager', () => {
   const fakeAppConfigurationConnectionString = 'Endpoint=http://fake.foo;Id=fake.id;Secret=fake.secret';
   const aFeatureToggle = new FeatureToggleModel('any-id', true, []);
   let service: FeatureManagerService;
diff --git a/src/app/modules/shared/feature-toggles/feature-toggle-provider.service.spec.ts b/src/app/modules/shared/feature-toggles/feature-toggle-provider.service.spec.ts
index 0d1daeadb..a20c8af1b 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/shared/feature-toggles/feature-toggle-provider.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/modules/shared/feature-toggles/feature-toggle-provider.service.spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import { FeatureFilterProvider } from './filters/feature-filter-provider.service
 import { TargetingFeatureFilterModel } from './filters/targeting/targeting-feature-filter.model';
 
 
-describe('FeatureToggleProvider', () => {
+// since the backend is not in Azure, this module is not used
+xdescribe('FeatureToggleProvider', () => {
   const anyToggleResponse: FeatureToggleConfiguration = {
     id: '1',
     enabled: true,
diff --git a/src/app/modules/shared/interceptors/inject.token.interceptor.spec.ts b/src/app/modules/shared/interceptors/inject.token.interceptor.spec.ts
index 0f02c1b7b..63781677d 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/shared/interceptors/inject.token.interceptor.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/modules/shared/interceptors/inject.token.interceptor.spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import { environment } from '../../../../environments/environment';
 import { InjectTokenInterceptor } from './inject.token.interceptor';
 import { LoginService } from '../../login/services/login.service';
 
-describe('InjectTokenInterceptor test', () => {
+
+// since the backend is not in Azure, this module is not used
+xdescribe('InjectTokenInterceptor test', () => {
 
   class MockHttpHandler extends HttpHandler {
     handle(req: HttpRequest<any>): Observable<HttpEvent<any>> {