diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f2139ab4468b6bdcb8839c81d4836f8dc90e5afc..0c76f07461de27f30a5a321ec2af271d952ec757 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -271,7 +271,9 @@ dev_merge:
     - git merge origin/main -m "Merge changes from main"
     - git push origin gitops-cd
   rules:
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"'
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "schedule"'
+      when: on_success
+    - when: never
 
 
 get_images: