diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d6a7c783b943c312ec5d62e0224d682ffa6bdaa4..2d5d79b27b53dcb60804807ad9bb1ef7efe6c14d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -92,14 +92,16 @@ trigger-opc-ua-test:
 #    only:
 #        changes:
 #            - applications/lofar2/images/lofar2_unb2b_sdp_station_full.tar.gz
+#    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
+
 #  script:
 #      - echo "Found updated programming file. Triggering OPC UA test in SDPTR repo."
     trigger:
         project: LOFAR2.0/sdptr
         branch: L2SDP-571
     rules:
+        - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
         changes:
             - applications/lofar2/images/lofar2_unb2b_sdp_station_full.tar.gz
-        - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'