diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f8c83bf..dc356e8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -10,12 +10,9 @@ include:
   # done some of the time
   - local: .gitlab/build.yml
     rules:
-      - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"
-        when: always
+      - if: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == "main"
       - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "tag"
-        when: always
       - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"
-        when: always
 
 variables:
   PACKER_CONFIG_DIR: ./packer_config/