diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f8550a62a88c133a3e3517bbb2702bf69b5f966e..fdbea5c135ca697735d3f1352d6101c786c3af6c 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: