diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 623b00f9fa40e73f05771673878964c3a8b2444e..2f6285b20da63d978a8b96a98b3b83d6f90be2b2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ workflow:
         - Cargo.lock
 
 .is_network_branch: &is_network_branch
-  if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "merge_request_event" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^(network\/).+/
+  if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^debug\/podman/
 
 sanity_tests:
   extends: .env