diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fd5752655e6c560137f1b757ee376f5434bf0ab8..af66852563ab1270c84013ed19ae2e1e13a25786 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ astrocyte_check:
 
 simple_1FC:
   stage: simple
+  only:
+    - branches
   except:
     changes:
       - "**/*.md"