diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ce2b84324651d7c8b83d8967bedec87633ef529d..c2ab134fafb39ba2c4d539f5863065082ec5dd2b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ stages:
 
 build:tests:
   stage: build
+  only:
+    - schedules    
   script: 
     - python setup.py sdist --dist-dir=build
   artifacts:
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@ build:tests:
 
 test:all:
   stage: test
+  only:
+    - schedules    
   dependencies: 
     - build:tests
   script: 
@@ -28,6 +32,8 @@ test:all:
   
 clean:
   stage: clean
+  only:
+    - schedules    
   script: 
     - scripts/build/deleteallvms.sh   
   when: always       
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