diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d20b86cf5b8b7431a9c29c3119c5e8f96e5e1147..e09e255925b5c541b91387e33d8d7f15f803fe55 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ publish_npm:
     - apk add --update jq
     - apk add --update rsync
   rules:
-    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
       changes:
         - clients/**/*
   script: