diff --git a/ci_templates/.cic-template.yml b/ci_templates/.cic-template.yml
index 9ebd3233..42d1d132 100644
--- a/ci_templates/.cic-template.yml
+++ b/ci_templates/.cic-template.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ variables:
     - mkdir -p /kaniko/.docker
     - echo "{\"auths\":{\"$CI_REGISTRY\":{\"username\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_USER\",\"password\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD\"}}}" > "/kaniko/.docker/config.json"
     - /kaniko/executor --context $CONTEXT --dockerfile $DOCKERFILE_PATH $KANIKO_CACHE_ARGS --cache-repo $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE --target test --tarPath $APP-test-image.tar
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"
+      when: always
 
 
 .py_unittest_merge_request:
@@ -38,6 +41,9 @@ variables:
   script:
     - docker load -i $APP-test-image.tar
     - docker images
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"
+      when: always
 
 .py_build_push:
   stage: build