diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c81f82d5..4f58ca87 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ variables:
 #Link and Install all required dependencies
 workflow:
   rules:
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'merge_request_event'
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH && $CI_OPEN_MERGE_REQUESTS'
+      when: never
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"'
 
 install:
   image: node:20-alpine