diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 64e443696ac2a9a1d4ac35419e1af9fd7cf180e8..6c33eef8ea9eba47715fc9df6a1a3a6afeb9e47a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ build_latest_dev_image:
     - docker build -f base/Dockerfile -t docker-registry.ebrains.eu/clb-jupyter-image/ebrains:dev-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA .
     - docker login -u $docker_registry_user -p $docker_registry_prod_token docker-registry.ebrains.eu
     - docker push docker-registry.ebrains.eu/clb-jupyter-image/ebrains:dev-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /dev/
-      when: manual
+  when: manual
   tags:
     - shell-runner