diff --git a/func/common/imports.sh b/func/common/imports.sh
index c61ccf7..f8e99f9 100644
--- a/func/common/imports.sh
+++ b/func/common/imports.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ function r_processor() {
   return 0
 }
 
+function r_checkEPELEnabled() {
+  /usr/bin/dnf repolist | grep -q '^epel'
+  return $?
+}
+
 ################################################################################
 # Functions that deal with (p)ackages
 
@@ -210,6 +215,7 @@ export rl_arch
 export -f r_log
 export -f r_checkExitStatus
 export -f r_processor
+export -f r_checkEPELEnabled
 export -f p_installPackageNormal
 export -f p_installPackageNoWeaks
 export -f p_removePackage
diff --git a/func/runtests.sh b/func/runtests.sh
index cb7f4dd..552f108 100644
--- a/func/runtests.sh
+++ b/func/runtests.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ if [ "$SELINUX" != "Enforcing" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+is_epel=$(r_checkEPELEnabled)
+if [ "$is_epel" -ne 0 ]; then
+  r_log "internal" "EPEL enabled. Stop."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 r_log "internal" "Starting Release Engineering Core Tests"
 
 ################################################################################