diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2d5d79b27b53dcb60804807ad9bb1ef7efe6c14d..a200ce4769e309b69fd8b230bc68f13ce94be951 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -94,14 +94,15 @@ trigger-opc-ua-test:
 #            - applications/lofar2/images/lofar2_unb2b_sdp_station_full.tar.gz
 #    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
 
+    rules:
+        - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
+        changes:
+            - applications/lofar2/images/lofar2_unb2b_sdp_station_full.tar.gz
+
 #  script:
 #      - echo "Found updated programming file. Triggering OPC UA test in SDPTR repo."
     trigger:
         project: LOFAR2.0/sdptr
         branch: L2SDP-571
-    rules:
-        - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
-        changes:
-            - applications/lofar2/images/lofar2_unb2b_sdp_station_full.tar.gz