diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1a93fae67008d403f5b135d9c34398c45a68656a..ef1702baa91fdbcc7285657bdd5a77b8083a7b47 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ deploy-exp-release-prod-jsc:
     - shell-runner
   rules:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"  && $DEPLOYMENT == "prod"
+      when: never
 
 build-spack-env-on-runner:
   stage: build