diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d524c64..e4b739a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ stages:
 
 workflow:
   rules:
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'merge_request_event'
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'push'
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH && $CI_OPEN_MERGE_REQUESTS
+      when: never
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH
 
 variables:
   # The upstrem repository we will check for images
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/ci.template b/.gitlab-ci/ci.template
index 520144b..799e06d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/ci.template
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/ci.template
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ stages:
 
 workflow:
   rules:
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'merge_request_event'
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'push'
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH && $CI_OPEN_MERGE_REQUESTS
+      when: never
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH
 
 variables:
   # The upstrem repository we will check for images