diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 87ea8797019b637fa796a38ffa7127800dcbc575..419a11a741cc40acf4d38501cf3235760e8be3b1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ stages:
 
 .default_rules: &default_rules
   rules:
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "main"'
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "develop"'
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "12-create-a-pipeline-to-build-and-publish-the-docker-image-in-gitlab-registry"'
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "main"
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "develop"
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "12-create-a-pipeline-to-build-and-publish-the-docker-image-in-gitlab-registry"
 
 variables:
   DEFAULT_TAG: "1.2.0-SNAPSHOT"
@@ -26,21 +26,22 @@ java_build:
   image: maven:3.9.5-ibm-semeru-17-focal
   script:
     - mvn deploy -s ci_settings.xml -DskipTests -Dversion=$APP_VERSION
+    - echo $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - target/
   <<: *default_rules
 
-.docker_build:
-  stage: docker_build
-  image:
-    name: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:debug
-    entrypoint: [""]
-  script:
-    - /kaniko/executor --context "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}" --dockerfile "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/Dockerfile" --destination "${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}:$APP_VERSION"
-    - |
-      if [ "$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME" = "main" ]; then
-        echo "Pushing Docker image with tag 'latest'"
-        /kaniko/executor --context "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}" --dockerfile "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/Dockerfile" --destination "${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}:latest"
-      fi
-  <<: *default_rules
+# .docker_build:
+#   stage: docker_build
+#   image:
+#     name: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:debug
+#     entrypoint: [""]
+#   script:
+#     - /kaniko/executor --context "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}" --dockerfile "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/Dockerfile" --destination "${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}:$APP_VERSION"
+#     - |
+#       if [ "$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME" = "main" ]; then
+#         echo "Pushing Docker image with tag 'latest'"
+#         /kaniko/executor --context "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}" --dockerfile "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/Dockerfile" --destination "${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}:latest"
+#       fi
+#   <<: *default_rules